Elisabetta Caraccia: Loving And Losing My Husband Ray Stevenson | Her Side of the Stories

In May 2023, Elisabetta walked into a hospital room in Ischia. Her husband, the actor Ray Stevenson, looked up at her, said one word, and was gone.The word was “Finalmente.” Finally.In this episode, she sits with me and tells me about that day. About telling their boys. About the mediums she called from the plane on the way to her son in England and the poem that arrived from ten different people, in ten different countries, in the days that followed. She tells me about keeping him alive inside her family every single day. Not as a memory, but as a presence still beside her.And about the film festival she built from the worst loss of her life — the Ray of Light Awards. Her love letter to him, and to every story that uplifts the human spirit.At the end of our conversation, I asked her one question. If she could live this life all over again, knowing exactly how much it would cost her — would she still choose this love?She didn’t pause for a second, 100% she said.This touching but yet beautiful conversation is for anyone who has ever lost someone they didn’t think they could survive losing.Her name is Elisabetta Caraccia and this is Her Side of the Stories.ABOUT ELISABETTAElisabetta Caraccia is a philanthropist, a mother of three, and the founder of the Ray of Light Awards — a film festival in Ibiza honouring storytelling rooted in human experience, connection and meaning. She is also the owner of Boutique Hostal Salinas in Ibiza, where she lives with her three sons. The Ray of Light Awards is her love letter to her late husband, the actor Ray Stevenson — and to every story that uplifts the human spirit. Ray of Light Awards: https://rayoflightawards.com (26–31 May 2026 — Ibiza, Spain)Boutique Hostal Salinas: https://www.boutiquehostalsalinas.com FOLLOW HER SIDE OF THE STORIESYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hersideofthestoriesofficialSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NdDte4w6fgcuZZwZH1rpi?si=5u1ARRWURf2ynKa0n3Fe8gApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/her-side-of-the-stories/id1890695561Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hersideofthestories#raystevenson #grief #starwars #loss #hersideofthestories