The Lost Love Stories with Sam & His Dad Scott: Curiosity, Loss, and Becoming the Man He Raised

Send us Fan Mail Some people shape who we are in ways we don’t fully understand… until they’re gone. In this episode of The Lost Love Stories, I sit down with Sam to talk about his dad, Scott—a man defined by curiosity, humility, and a deep desire to understand the world around him. He was the kind of person who would spend hours researching something just because it sparked his interest… and then turn around and share it with the people he loved. A lifelong learner. A quiet teacher. And a dad who led by example in ways that stuck. Sam was just 18—away at college—when everything changed. A sudden accident. A phone full of missed calls. And a moment that split his life into before and after. What follows is a conversation about what it looks like to grieve while the world keeps moving. To go back to college. To try to fit in. To survive something you haven’t even begun to process. Sam shares: The numbness that comes with sudden loss How distraction can delay healing The friendships that showed up—and the ones that didn’t And the long road of learning how to feel again But what makes this episode so powerful… is what comes next. Because years later, Sam began to recognize something: His dad didn’t just leave memories behind. He left pieces of himself. In the way Sam shows up for others. In the way he asks questions. In the way he lives. And in a promise he made at just 18 years old: To never stop learning, growing, and becoming the man his dad believed he could be. This episode is about grief. But it’s also about identity. Legacy. And the quiet ways the people we love continue to shape who we become. Watch the YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/JDuExG5k2yM #grief #loss #friendship #parentloss #journeybacktojoy #joyafterloss #lovestory #lovestories Email [email protected] with comments, questions or to be considered as a guest on show.