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This podcast is one man's reflection of how loss, death, grief and bereavement have affected my life since losing my father at 10 years old.

Jan 31, 2018

When I was 10, I lost my grandfather, dad, and an uncle in an 8-10 month time span.

About 3 years later I heard the phrase "Death comes in threes" for the first time. Then in August/September of 1985 it happened again: my grandmother, grandfather and an aunt... followed by the death of a cousin in early 1986.

 

I used...


Jan 24, 2018

Thanks to the kind words obout last week's interview with my mo.... I appreciate the positive feedback.

A listener asked about how we can talk to kids about grief. Her first experience was a negative one because no set any type of expectations around the funeral ritual in her family.

I believe this stems from society...


Jan 19, 2018

Two years ago I sat down and pressed record for the first time. I had no idea if anyone would listen and where this journey would take me. Many people thought this topic was either too sensitive to discuss or was just too much of a downer.

I could not be more pleased to prove the naysayers wrong. I found that many...


Jan 10, 2018

I have often been asked how I feel about the subject of gun control. Many people thing that I am anti-gun because my father was murdered by someone with a shotgun.

This week I look at what or who really took the life of my father and how we might truly get away fro all the senseless killing that is running rampant in...


Jan 3, 2018

Life has continued to punch me in the gut in the month of December. It didn't help that I sabotaged what was this week supposed to be the interview with my mon by not saving the edited version.

I have also had to continuously deal with personal issues in my life.

My resolution for 2018 is to simply go where life takes...