Dead Parents Podcast
by Dead Parents Podcast
Dead Parents Podcast is an honest discussion about parent death and grief and what it can mean to lose a parent/parents at a young age. We want to establish an accessible discussion around parent death and acknowledge that there are a lot of complicated feelings involved! Let's talk about your dead parents.
Episodes
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Last Episode - Steph
Trigger Warning: Abuse, suicide In the last episode of Dead Parents Podcast, Samantha sits down with Steph, whose mom died in a public way when Steph was 15. They talk about PTSD, therapy, being honest about grief and death, and feeling the feelings. Thank you, sweet listeners, for the support,...
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Episode 14 - Becky
Samantha Skype chats with Becky, a writer and student from Halifax, whose dad died from ALS. They talk about the difficulties that come with watching your parent die, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and Becky's process on writing a book about death. Our theme song is by David Emery Support DPP on...
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Episode 13 - Samantha Reflects
In this mini episode, Samantha looks back on how the podcast has changed her life and helped her healing process. If you're listening, thank you.
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Episode 12 - Matt
Matt's mom died when he was in his late 20s and in the midst of being in a new band. Samantha chats with Matt about how parent death can affect romantic relationships, making long term plans and bad decisions, weddings, and being an only child (#onlychildclub). Matt also graciously lends us a…
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Episode 11 - Miranda
Happy 2019! Samantha chats with Miranda, an artist who lost her father last year. They discuss funerals and how weird they are, how her art has helped her connect with her father, and they cry a little, too.
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Episode 10 - Elena
We're back! Samantha Skypes with Elena and they talk about how different and sometimes difficult family dynamics become when you lose a parent. They also chat about Elena's experience acting in a film (!), Mama Mia, and how not to talk to folks who've lost a parent.
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Episode 9 - Ian and Emmy
In this FIRST EPISODE of season 2, Samantha Skypes in with Emmy and Ian. They are a sweet couple who have something huge in common: they both have dead parents! They talk about their unique experiences with parent death and the serious benefit of dating somebody who has also experienced loss. We...
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Episode 8 - Stephanya
On our season finale (!!!) Samantha sits down with Stephanya, who found the podcast via a Facebook group centered around grief. They talk about the loss of Stephanya's mother and mental health.
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Episode 6 - Taylor
A few weeks ago Samantha received an email from Taylor, a listener from all the way in North Carolina (!!!!). Taylor is passionate about talking about grief and wanted to share her story of losing her father two years ago. Samantha and Taylor shared a rousing Saturday morning Skype chat, and…
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Episode 1 - Samantha
After committing to the idea of making a podcast about young folks who have experienced parent death a few months ago, Samantha has finally produced an inaugural mini introduction episode. In it, she talks about her own experience with parent death and the direction she would like to take the...
About this show
Dead Parents Podcast is an honest discussion about parent death and grief and what it can mean to lose a parent/parents at a young age. We want to establish an accessible discussion around parent death and acknowledge that there are a lot of complicated feelings involved! Let's talk about your dead parents.
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