Dying of Laughter
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -DYING OF LAUGHTER with Chelsea London Lloyd is a podcast featuring interviews with millennial comedians and funny-at-heart humans with a deceased parent or sibling. Lloyd grew up with two sick parents; her dad died of ALS after a 15 year journey + her mom currently combats stage 4 metastatic breast cancer for the second time. Bonus episodes include interviews with grief counselors, funeral directors, cancer survivors, previvors, therapists, life coaches, oncologists + genetic counselors to name a few.
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Mental Health in the Military: Losing Your Son to Suicide One Year After Coming Home (with Dean Lambert, The Love Always Project)
February 27, 2024 12:56 - 1 hour - 135 MBDean Lambert leads The Love Always Project, created to promote discussion about end-of-life issues, provide expert information and encourage people to preplan and pay for their funeral as the ultimate act of love for those they will leave behind. Dean is a military brat who moved 18 times in 17 years. Today we discuss the loss of Dean's son, Adam. Adam was a USMC Corporal who served in Afghanistan and died by suicide a year after coming home at age 24. Dean's home base was Flushi...
Dating (and Breaking Up) in LA with Comedian Meryl Klemow (Campfire Sht Show)
February 14, 2024 17:54 - 26 minutes - 50.1 MBToday my good friend Meryl is interviewing me. She is an established comedian, not to mention one of my funniest friends. We discuss the differences between our breakups, dating in LA, and we then deep-dive on almost every date I've been on in the past year. So to tie this into grief, we are grieving our past romantic selves. Close enough! Part 1 gives the context, and Part 2 gives the tea. YODO! - Meryl Klemow is a comedian, writer and podcaster based in Burbank, CA. She performs stand-...
What To Say To Grievers Around the Holidays with Podcaster Danielle Hill
January 23, 2024 23:46 - 52 minutes - 97.6 MBDaniélle Hill is a Social Media Manager for small businesses and creatives. She help business owners simplify their video marketing so that they can get lead clients and customers and have an amazing time online. She is also a podcaster that has #reallife heart to hearts laughter and guest interviews all centered around the importance of connection and normalizing real life and the human experience. For fun, she loves to podcast, dance, explore her beautiful city of Chicago. Today we discuss...
Get Your Money Together in 2024 | Top 3 Credit Card Recs To Save $ & Travel for Free
January 17, 2024 22:11 - 14 minutes - 26.6 MBIt's a new year. It's a new you. Or is the same you? Girl, let's get your money together. I have 3 credit cards that I'm obsessed with - and I will share them here! Plus a little bit of dating tea... Bilt Mastercard Referral Link: https://bilt.page/r/FIYP-4RJT Amex Referral Link: https://americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/CHELScmRvc?XLINK=MYCP - Would you like to nominate a guest? Have feedback or questions? Say hi: @_ChelsWhoElse_ | @DaughtersOfSickParents Get involved:...
How Grief Shapes Poetry | Losing Your Brother in a Car Accident & Mom to Breast Cancer with Therapist Mackenzie Studebaker
January 09, 2024 17:52 - 50 minutes - 94.2 MBToday we explore Mackenzie's poetry, informed by their own losses. Their brother was killed in a car accident at 19 and their mom died 5 years later from breast cancer. Mackenzie is an associate marriage and family therapist, certified iRest Yoga Nidra meditation teacher and trauma informed yoga teacher. They specialize in working with grief and loss, having served the bereavement department of Pathways Hospice as a grief counselor. Mackenzie also specializes in LGBTQ+ issues, lifecycle...
Re-Share: My Parents' Diseases: Growing Up Around ALS & Breast Cancer
December 27, 2023 13:58 - 27 minutes - 52 MB▶▶ Welcome back to Dying Of Laughter! In this episode, I'm re-sharing the first episode I ever launched... This is the story of my parents getting sick: my dad's journey with ALS and my mom's journey with breast cancer. Happy holidays! Okay, that ended a little too jolly. If you're feeling holly this year, go off; if you're feeling unhinged or unwell this year, go off. You can be holly, jolly, or nolly (not jolly) and I'd support any and of all of it. YODO, you only die once! See (hear?)...
Death, Dogs & Deals - My Holiday Plans (and Recent Blocks)
December 18, 2023 19:50 - 14 minutes - 27.3 MBThe holidays can bring all the feels. Join me for a quick hang discussing death, dogs, and deals. And yes, that does rhyme and yes, I care that you noticed. Deals: Lyft/Amazon: While supplies last, you can earn a $15 Amazon promotional credit when you spend $100 on one or more Lyft gift cards purchased through Amazon when you use code "LYFT" at checkout. You can receive a $25 Amazon promotional credit when you spend $250 on one or more Airbnb gift cards through Amazon when you use code "...
No Crying in Cooking: Where Food & Body Image Meets Grief with Skylar Harrison
December 04, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 113 MBToday we are chatting with food writer & podcaster, Skylar Harrison. We talk about her dad dying of throat and tongue cancer in 2001, what it's like losing at parent at age 11, and how her food writing intersects with grief. Skylar runs a grief and mental health instagram called No Crying In Cooking covering grief, recovery, and self-compassion. Check out her podcast, Bob's Credits (@bobcredits on IG and Twitter) and her IG @nocryingincooking. Note: Skylar's opinions are her own; she i...
Life Update: My Breakup, My Dog, My New Life
November 20, 2023 13:18 - 24 minutes - 46.1 MBWhere Have I Been...All My Life? (Sung to the tune of Rihanna.) On today's episode of Dying of Laughter, we explore where I have been for the past year. (Do you we love how we're saying we, as if it's not like... just me?) Last year I became single, birthed a dog, and started a new life! This season we will explore themes such as American funeral customs, the intersection of grief & body image/food, how to hold spaces for grieving friends, finding the funny in your grief, and more. #YODO... ...
Hungry for Life & Losing Your Dad to Leukemia with Zeahlot Lopez (Psychotherapist, LMFT, LPCC & Business Coach)
February 06, 2023 13:36 - 50 minutes - 93.3 MBZeahlot Lopez an international speaker, author, and coach who retired as a psychotherapist after helping thousands of people heal over the years. She then went on to establish and build multiple 7-figure businesses: the most notable being her premiere online coaching program, The Vida System, where she guided hundreds of struggling therapists to scale their practices. Today we discuss the loss of her dad to Leukemia. @zeahlot Zeahlot is from Los Angeles, California. She grew up in a two p...
Moms Don't Have Time To Grieve with Comedian & International Speaker, Kelsey Chittick
January 18, 2023 14:03 - 1 hour - 120 MBKelsey Chittick is a writer, comedian and inspirational speaker. Over the past 14 years, she has performed stand-up comedy all over Los Angeles and speaks at events around the country. She is the author of the best seller “Second Half - Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing.” This book is about the sudden death of her husband in 2017 and her journey back to Joy. She was married to Super Bowl champion Nate Hobgood-Chittick. On 11/11/17, her husband Nate dropped dead at 42 in fr...
Horny for Death (& Losing Your Dad) with Comedian Jessica Michelle Singleton (The Comedy Store, Paid Regular)
January 11, 2023 12:28 - 1 hour - 158 MBToday we discuss losing your dad, navigtaing when your mom has borderline personality disorder, moving to Alaska, being born a fifty year-old woman, and all of the other comedy things. Internationally touring comedy star, Jessica Michelle Singleton just released her second comedy album to high praise from comedy fans and her comedic peers, reaching #1 on both iTunes and Amazon comedy charts, making this her second #1 album after the release her debut comedy album “Please. Don’t. Leave. Me....
Losing Your Dad to COVID-19 with Comedian Ahmed Al-kadri
November 30, 2022 18:32 - 59 minutes - 111 MBAhmed Al-kadri is a Yemeni-American comedian based in Los Angeles. Ahmed works as an Accountant but his immigrant parents are forcing him to be a comedian. He has performed in Comedy Festivals across the country and opened for DeRay Davis. You may recognize him from Tik Tok and Fox’s Love Connection. Today we discuss the loss of his dad to Covid-19. @ahmedlovesbread - Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / [email protected] Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Po...
Where Entrepreneurship Meets Mental Health with CEO & Creative Director, Holly Eve (Madame Lemy)
November 10, 2022 11:46 - 1 hour - 112 MBHolly Eve is the founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Madame Lemy, a natural and sustainable luxury body care brand. Synthesizing both of her passions, she speak regularly on entrepreneurship and mental health to a wide range of audiences and is a contributing writer for multiple publications including Forbes and Foundr. Holly is passionate about animal advocacy; she lives a vegan lifestyle and enjoy adventuring with my rescue dog, Violet. As a beauty influencer, she uses her platform to s...
Losing Your Dad To A Heart Attack with Podcast Host Gianna DeMedio
November 02, 2022 10:18 - 52 minutes - 97.9 MBGianna DeMedio is a podcast host and grief expert who works in media relations for hospital systems. Her podcast, So Sorry For Your Loss, is not your average grief group! Humor and laughter encouraged, awkwardness accepted. Death is a strange topic, but it shouldn’t be. Today we discuss the loss of her dad to a heart attack in 2017 when Gianna was 27. @sosorrywithgianna - Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / [email protected] Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Appl...
Receiving a Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis & Losing Your Voice in 2020 with Actress Kyla Schoer (Black-ish, Angie Tribeca)
October 27, 2022 07:35 - 55 minutes - 104 MBKyla hails originally from the sassy and saucy streets of New York City, which explains her sarcastic, snarky, and sometimes savage sensibilities. In search of sunshine, Kyla sallied-forth to Los Angeles, where she smells sea shells by the sea Schoer. Kyla loves wordplay, silliness, and chutzpah. With a BFA in msical theatre from The Hartt School (University of Hartford), Kyla holds a deep appreciation for drama and a feverish passion for comedy. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 202...
Losing Your Dad to Prostate Cancer with Comedian Kyndra Crump
October 19, 2022 18:20 - 54 minutes - 101 MBKyndra Crump is a comedian from Atlanta, GA who is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University. She works as a kiosk attendant, whose mission is to bring great customer service, while putting a smile on people’s face. She is the author of “Diamond in the Rough” available on Amazon. Today we discuss the loss of Kyndra’s father, a former marketing producer for Sony and Warner Brothers, to prostate cancer. Free-spirited comedian Kyndra Crump is a podcast host and YouTuber. @thekyndracrumpshow - ...
Losing Your Twin Brother at 23 to Accidental Overdose with Producer/Editor Emily Trio (BuzzFeed)
October 12, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour - 138 MBEmily Trio is an award-winning editor and digital producer based in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Arts in Documentary Film Production and was hired shortly thereafter at BuzzFeed in Los Angeles. Emily has edited two award-winning narrative short films, worked as a Development Executive in unscripted television, and was the Lead Editor for InStyle Magazine’s celebrity interview series “The Badass Questionnaire”. Emily also edited the iconic InS...
Psychedelics for Grief with Rabbi Sydney Mintz (Comedian, Spiritual Leader)
October 05, 2022 12:40 - 1 hour - 118 MBWise guy, consultant and performer Rabbi Sydney Mintz (she/they) has served as the Rabbi of the historic Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco for the past 25 years. In 2022, Rabbi Mintz was awarded her honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree by the Hebrew Union College. As a Performer/Writer, Rabbi Mintz’s one woman show “You May Think I’m Funny, But It’s Not” premiered and sold out at the Marsh Theatre in San Francisco. The show paused during Covid and is now getting ready to hit the road agai...
Losing Your Mom to an Overdose & Your Best Friends To Murder with Michael Unbroken
September 28, 2022 12:08 - 1 hour - 150 MBFrom homeless to hero, Michael Unbroken is the founder of Think Unbroken, best-selling author, award-winning speaker, podcast host, coach, and advocate for adult survivors of childhood trauma. Since 2016, Michael has empowered over 100,000 trauma survivors to get out of The Vortex, learn to love themselves, and become the hero of their own story. Michael has spoken in over 80 countries, won investments from Undercover Billionaire Grant Cardone, and is on a mission to end Generational Traum...
Stay Connected to Your Person (And Yourself) After Loss with Author Rebecca Soffer (Co-Founder, Modern Loss)
May 18, 2022 10:59 - 58 minutes - 109 MBToday we sit down with Rebecca Soffer, cofounder of Modern Loss. Modern Loss is a global movement offering creative, meaningful, and practical content and community addressing the long arc of grief. @modernloss **This is our season finale - yay! Dying of Laughter will return in August.** Her brand new book, THE MODERN LOSS HANDBOOK: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience, is now avaialble for purchase wherever books are sold! This handbook is for anyo...
My (JEWISH) Funeral Birthday Party with Brenna Guinan (Real FCKN Talk)
May 12, 2022 15:02 - 1 hour - 114 MBTwo weeks ago I threw a (Jewish) Funeral-Themed Birthday Party, because of course I did. My friend Brenna Guinan is interviewing me all about it! Yes, it was weird...no, I didn't die. Come for the food, stay for the tea. Brenna is a licensed mental health counselor, certified rehabilitation counselor and the host of the Real Fckn Talk Podcast. @real.fckn.talk - Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / [email protected] Do you like this show? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts ...
Surviving Breast Cancer, Losing Your Mom & Becoming a Speaker with Writer & Speaker, Dara Kurtz
May 05, 2022 10:45 - 59 minutes - 110 MBDARA KURTZ, after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of forty-two, left her twenty-year career as a financial advisor to focus on writing and speaking. Today her personal blog, Crazy Perfect Life (www.crazyperfectlife.com), reaches over 200,000 followers. Dara is the author of three books, her most recent being: I am My Mother’s Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss, and Love. Dara’s goal is to use her life experiences to help people strengthen their relationships and create more happine...
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less... A Little Reminder to Slow Down!
April 29, 2022 16:37 - 8 minutes - 16.8 MBPopping in to say hi and to remind you that less is more. We know this, yet we forget this. In Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown reminds us that less is more in an inspiring, relatable, and digestable way! I am reading this book for the third time. Yes, you heard me. So I'm just going to leave that right there... "Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you...
Starting a Biz in the End-Of-Life Space: Sustainably Sourced, Handmade Urns with Max & Miles of OAKTREE MEMORIALS
April 20, 2022 10:34 - 1 hour - 128 MBMiles Adams and Max Lemper-Tabatsky co-founded their company, Oaktree Memorials, after a personal loss revealed that unique and high quality, modern urns were difficult to come by. Death is a natural cycle of life and Max and Miles honor this with environmentally-friendly manufacturing and ethical practices. "We founded Oaktree after experiencing firsthand how difficult it can be to find modern memorials made from exceptional and sustainable materials. With this in mind, we designed and ...
Behind The Scenes of "Blaze" & Playing an Alcoholic Comedian
April 14, 2022 10:45 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, I am taking you behind the scenes of a play I am starring in called BLAZE. Blaze is a modern play portraying a dysfunctional family attempting to get their sister/daughter into rehab. I interject with standup and storytelling sets throughout the show. It would be an honor and a pleasure to see your face in the audience! Those in LA, come check out the play: The Hudson Theatre in Hollywood: 4/15, 4/16, 4/29, 4/30, 5/1 @ 8pm Tickets & Information: https://www.blazestag...
Losing Your Husband in a Plane Crash with Wellness CEO, Eileen Robertson Hamra
March 30, 2022 01:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBEileen’s passion is found in enabling individuals, families and communities to live healthy and balanced lives. She fulfills her calling through a combination of executive coaching, health and lifestyle coaching, serving the community and on business boards, and investing in companies that are making a positive impact in the world. Today we discuss the loss of Eileen’s first husband, and how she discusses grief with her kids. Eileen’s husband died in a plane crash in 2011. She also lost he...
Travel, Pray & Slay & Losing Your Parents Before 21 with Toya Nicole Media
March 24, 2022 11:55 - 41 minutes - 75.9 MBToya Nicole is a Digital Marketing Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Christian Author and travel influencer from Dallas, Texas. Today we discuss the loss of Toya’s mother to complications from heart disease in 2001 and the loss of her father to prostate cancer in 2002. With her company, L. Nicole Media, for the past 8 years she has worked with soloprenuers and small businesses with a limited online presence who are in need of a social media strategy and management to maximize their pre...
Becoming a Cyclist In Your 30s & Losing Your Sister with Author of Cycle of Lives, David Richman
March 17, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 117 MBDavid is an author, public speaker, philanthropist, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. In Cycle of Lives, David shares the interconnected stories of people overcoming trauma and delves deeply into their emotional journeys with cancer. Today we discuss the loss of David’s sister. David’s sister died of brain cancer in 2007. He continues to do Ironman triathlons and a wide range of endurance athletic events, having recently...
BTS of Making a Death-Themed Feature Film with MOON MANOR (Erin Granat & Machete Bang Bang)
March 09, 2022 18:34 - 1 hour - 144 MBAs creative duo “KnifeRock,” Machete and Erin’s short films have been selections of Marfa Film Festival, LA Shorts, and Moonfaze Feminist Film. As screenwriters-for-hire they’ve worked on features and television, Moon Manor will be Machete and Erin’s debut feature film. ABOUT ERIN & MACHETE: Erin and Machete met in 9th grade Honors English, but truly bonded when Erin cast Machete as the "Friar" in a gender reversed production of Romeo + Juliet. Growing up together in the Lake Tahoe area, swi...
In the Face of Death, We Laughed by Laura Gentle (Losing Your Friend to AIDS)
March 03, 2022 18:13 - 9 minutes - 16.9 MBIn the Face of Death, We Laughed As AIDS ravaged my friend’s body, levity carried us through the end. by Laura Gentle, as published on MODERN LOSS Laura Gentle is a freelance writer and communication creative living her best weird life in New Orleans. Learn more about her at lauragentle.com. Read the Modern Loss article here. @modernloss - About Laura: Laura Gentle is a creative writer and freelance SEO copywriter. A 5th generation Californian, she’s spent most of her life l...
Losing Your Brother to Suicide/Overdose & Your Mom to Unknown Causes with Jesse Moss (Experience Camps)
February 23, 2022 11:04 - 1 hour - 116 MBJesse Moss is the Community Engagement Manager at Experience Camps, a nonprofit that champions the nation’s 5.3 million U.S. children who will experience the death of a parent or sibling by the time they reach 18. Today we discuss the loss of Jesse's brother and mom. Jesse's brother died by suicide/overdose in 2012 when he was 19 and Jesse was 22. Her mom died on May 22, 2021 when Jesse was 31 and the cause is "Pending Further Study." Fun facts about Jesse: "I doodle. I'm training for a ma...
Losing Your Dad to Covid-19 with Actor & Writer Aliee Chan (The Rookie, New Girl)
February 16, 2022 11:45 - 1 hour - 135 MBAliee Chan is an actor and screenwriter from New Jersey who hasn't brushed her hair since 2003. She’s known for creating and starring in the series Quirky Female Protagonist, which screened at the LA Film Festival and received critical acclaim from Huffington Post, IndieWire, and WUWM. She develops TV comedies @ CBS and Safe Space @ Lakeshore Entertainment. As an actor, Aliee has appeared on TV in New Girl, The Rookie, The Middle, and Real Life (Pilot, CBS) and was part of the ABC Showcase i...
Keep Going, QUEEN } A Little Poem by Edgar Guest
February 09, 2022 23:19 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MBKeep Going by Edgar Guest (Fine, I added the Queen.) Poem: When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must—but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out; ...
Healing Through Heartbreak: Back-to-Back Break-Ups & Losing Your Dad at 6 with Gabrielle Stone (Eat, Pray, #FML)
February 02, 2022 11:45 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWhat does a woman do when her life has fallen apart and her heart has been ripped out and stepped on twice in two months? She goes on a wild adventure, makes some bad decisions, and does a sh*t load of soul searching. But most importantly? She finds out how to love…herself. This is so not Eat, Pray, Love. This is Eat, Pray, #FML. Gabrielle Stone is an actress, author, and dancer. She is known for various movies and television series such as Speak No Evil, the movie Cut and the upcoming mov...
A Little Poem to Brighten Your Day | Author: Mary Anne Perrone
January 26, 2022 11:40 - 6 minutes - 12.1 MBI am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn the best candles on ordinary days. I am no longer waiting for the house to be clean; I fill it with people who understand that even dust is Sacred. I am no longer waiting for everyone to understand me; It’s just not their task I am no longer waiting for the perfect children; my children have their own names that burn as brightly as any star. I am no longer waiting for the other shoe to drop; It already did, and I survived. I am ...
Losing Your Mom to Cancer & Your Brother to Suicide with Integrative Grief Guide, Jasmin Jenkins (Fall Up)
January 22, 2022 14:23 - 1 hour - 134 MBJasmin Jenkins is an Integrative Grief Guide, and the founder of Fall Up, a healing space that supports people navigating the spectrum of grief with 1:1 guidance, mentorship, community circles, and healing ceremonies. In her work, she brings her clients into the invitations within their grief journeys. Jasmin believes that healing is a co-creative process, and it is her deepest joy to support each person she works with in welcoming grief as a profound invitation to growth and transformation....
BTS of the the Suicide Prevention Center with Writer/Director Brandon Ravet
December 16, 2021 20:42 - 1 hour - 168 MBBrandon Ravet is an award-winning writer/director. Today we discuss the loss of his dad to suicide, and what it's like supervising the Crisis Line at the Suicide Prevention Center. "In 2015 I lost my dad to suicide. He never left a note or gave me a chance to say goodbye. Until that moment I had lived a sheltered life. The only family members I had lost were my elderly grandparents. Tragedy was something I had only seen in movies. In 2018 a friend urged me to volunteer with him at the Suic...
The Perfect Holiday Gift: Vegan Candles with Paige Graham (Founder & Creative Director of Paige’s Candle Co.)
December 08, 2021 11:40 - 55 minutes - 102 MBPaige's Candle Co was created by Paige Graham, a born & raised New Yorker originally from an inner-city neighborhood in The Bronx, NY. After losing her mother at a young age, Paige’s father involved her in various art programs as a way to find positive self-expression. Inspired by the art programs of her youth, Paige contributes to improve low-income neighborhoods through the arts by donating candle making classes to various non-profit organizations in New York City. Her candles are hand m...
Organize Your Life After Loss with Organizer and Designer, Amy Suddleson (The Nimble Nest)
November 23, 2021 11:40 - 1 hour - 133 MBToday Amy Suddleson shares what it was like losing her mom to ovarian cancer while she was in high school. Amy is a professional organizer and designer. She is the owner of the Nimble Nest, Inc, a Los Angeles based boutique organizing + lifestyle brand rooted in sustainable systems and lasting design solutions. Amy and her team offer multi-level, full service professional organizing, by creatively reimagining each space with a uniquely customized one-on-one approach. @thenimblenest Their o...
Losing Your Brother to Covid-19 with Actor & Creative Director Tremeika Small
November 19, 2021 01:00 - 54 minutes - 99.5 MBTremeika Small is a Brooklyn based writer, actress, and creative director. Her passions are inspiring women and advocating mental health awareness. A storyteller in her own right, her main goal is to make people feel. Because when you feel, you heal. And when you heal, you change the world. Tremeika was featured in BuzzFeed's Losing a Loved One to Covid-19 in 2020, produced by Chelsea London Lloyd & Hallie Steiner. Today Tremeika discusses the loss of her brother to Covid-19 when she was 27 ...
Losing Your Brother in a Motorcycle Accident with Writer Monika Crowfoot
November 10, 2021 11:39 - 57 minutes - 106 MBMonika Crowfoot is an actress and writer from Window Rock, Arizona. She recently finished writing her memoir of growing up on the Navajo Reservation that documents her childhood experiences with her dead brother, and the aftermath of dealing with the grief as a teenager. For fun she likes to spend time with her husband and four children. Today we discuss the unexpected loss of her brother when she was 15 years old. Tik Tok / IG: @monikacrowfoot Say hi! @dyingoflaughter_podcast / DyingOfLau...
Breast Cancer at 30 with Digital Creator & Health Advocate Danielle Tropsa (.).(.)
October 28, 2021 22:01 - 1 hour - 111 MBHi! I’m Danielle Tropsa and I’m a young breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma ER/PR + HER2 - at 30 yrs old and my whole life changed. Now I advocate to the younger generations to take their health into their own hands by sharing my experiences, and knowledge I’ve learned from amazing medical professionals. I hope to inspire, educate, help, and motivate young people to feel confident in taking care of their health and know they aren’t alone in how much health ...
Pt 2: The Pursuit of Breast Health Equity with Jasmine Souers & Marissa Thomas of "For the Breast Of Us"
October 21, 2021 10:35 - 50 minutes - 92.9 MBToday we discuss how For The Breast Of Us is empowering women of color affected by breast cancer through education, advocacy and community. This is Part 2! Check out last week's episode for Jasmine and Marissa's personal stories. @forthebreastofus Jasmine Souers, a breast cancer survivor from Jacksonville, FL, was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer at the age of 26. Diagnosed just two days before the new year in 2016, Jasmine thought the results of her biopsy would determine the trajecto...
The Pursuit of Breast Health Equity with Jasmine Souers & Marissa Thomas of "For the Breast Of Us"
October 14, 2021 10:40 - 47 minutes - 86.6 MBFor The Breast Of Us' mission is to empower women of color affected by breast cancer to make the rest of their lives the best of their lives through education, advocacy and community. @forthebreastofus Jasmine Souers, a breast cancer survivor from Jacksonville, FL, was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer at the age of 26. Diagnosed just two days before the new year in 2016, Jasmine thought the results of her biopsy would determine the trajectory of the upcoming year, but that couldn’t hav...
Why Genetic Counseling is Necessary with BRCA Advocate Amy Byer Shainman (Producer of LADY)
October 07, 2021 10:40 - 1 hour - 124 MBAMY BYER SHAINMAN, also known as BRCA Responder, is an advocate, author, and producer providing support and education surrounding BRCA and other hereditary cancer syndromes. She's the executive producer of the award-winning documentary Pink & Blue: Colors of Hereditary Cancer. @brcaresponder Shainman is a BRCA1 gene mutation carrier and a "previvor"--meaning she is a survivor of a predisposition to cancer (a previvor is someone at extraordinarily high risk for cancer who has not had the di...
Using Your Hands to Heal Your Heart & Losing Your Mom to Cancer with Author Kristy Boike (The Today Show, People Magazine)
September 30, 2021 15:15 - 52 minutes - 96.2 MBKristy is the author of, "Rise Up, Little Bluebirds," a sweet tale of grief and community. She lives with her husband and four children in Southern Minnesota. Today we discuss the loss of her mom to cancer, going viral on Facebook Marketplace, and writing her first children's book about loss. Kristy is the spearhead of her family’s heart forward bluebird house business “Rudolph’s Bluebird Houses” which they built around giving back and to create community and support surrounding grief afte...
10 Lessons Learned from Her Friend’s 9/11 Death
September 23, 2021 14:34 - 9 minutes - 18 MBToday we take a moment to reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We're reading aloud Zibby's reflection of her experience losing a dear friend on 9/11 when they were 25. In honor of Stacey Sanders. Zibby Owens is a writer and the creator/host of Webby-nominated podcast, “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books.” She lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens, and four children. @zibbyowens Author: Zibby Owens Read by: Chelsea London Lloyd Article: https://modernloss.com/10-life-lesson...
The Healing Power of Music & Losing Your Mom to Suicide with Singer/Songwriter Rett Madison
September 15, 2021 14:25 - 1 hour - 127 MBToday we discuss the loss of Rett's mom to suicide in 2019 when Rett was 21. Rett Madison (she/they) is a singer-songwriter from West Virginia who, since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, has played hundreds of live shows; sung backing vocals for artists such as Lorde and Kate Nash; and opened for Five for Fighting, Shawn Colvin, JP Saxe, Theo Katzman, Lauren Ruth Ward, David Ryan Harris, Scary Pockets, and more. Ahead of her forthcoming debut album "Pin-Up Daddy," she has been featured in publ...
Losing Your Dad to Heart Disease with Comedian Liz Glazer (Boston Comedy Festival, Winner 2020)
September 09, 2021 10:42 - 57 minutes - 106 MBLiz began her career as most standup comedians do: as a tenured law professor. Liz won first place in the Boston Comedy Festival and Ladies of Laughter Competition, has been featured in a full article in the Wall Street Journal, and has opened for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford. Liz was also a part of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and will be a part of the upcoming HBO Women in Comedy Festival. As an actor, Liz has appeared on ABC's FOR LIFE and CBS's BULL, and is on the facul...