It's a Lot

Emily Hessney Lynch

It's a Lot is a podcast about things that are a lot. We dive deep on social media, parenthood, and beyond—things that can be maddening, all-consuming, and also weird and wonderful. Tune in for honest conversations with parents, social media experts, authors, content creators, and more. We aim to explore hard topics with openness and nuance, while also finding the humor along the way. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Hosted by Emily Hessney Lynch; find her at @servemethesky on Instagram or at www.servemethesky.com. Our logo was created by Tim Lynch of Tenderchomps Art. We are a pr...

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It's a Lot

Episodes (37)

Tuesday Headstone Cleaning, Storytelling, & the Social Media Comparison Trap (with Katie DeRaddo of A Grave Attraction)
Sep 22nd Female Rage Gets Shit Done (with Molly Darling)
Sep 8th Finding Joy in Sobriety, Creative Careers, & Motherhood (with Champagne Manley)

It's a Lot

Oct 6, 2026
52 minutes
71 MB

After cleaning headstones in cemeteries for fun for a few years, Katie DeRaddo started A Grave Attraction to share the stories of the dead through social media, honoring their lives and ensuring they are not forgotten. In this conversation with host Emily Hessney Lynch, we discuss proper techniques and ethics for cleaning headstones, some of Katie's favorite cemeteries in Rochester, Buffalo, and beyond, and how she pieces together people's stories using printed records from centuries ago. In the second half of the show, we dive into Katie's experiences as a content creator, from the highs of getting...

It's a Lot

Headstone Cleaning, Storytelling, & the Social Media Comparison Trap (with Katie DeRaddo of A Grave Attraction)

Emily Hessney Lynch

00:00 -51:40