Dead Parents Podcast

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, kindness, love, funds, and support throughout this project. It has meant the world to me. I have met so many wonderful, lovely, inspiring, honest and kind people through DPP. Thank you.

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 EmerySupport DPP on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deadparentspodcastBuy a #DEADPARENTCLUB shirt here: https://whatamaneuver.net/collections/dead-parents-podcast

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.

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 song to close out the episode. Our theme song is by Steve St. Pierre. (https://stevestpierre.bandcamp.com/)Our closing song is by Mama Today by Matt Steele off his first LP, Songs for Catherine Anne.(https://mattsteelemusic.bandcamp.com/)Support DPP on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/deadparentspodcastBuy a #DEADPARENTCLUB shirt here: https://whatamaneuver.net/collections/dead-parents-podcast

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.

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.

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 have a new theme by the wonderful Ottawa, ON-based Steve St. Pierre. You can listen to his new album, Stubborn Romance, here: https://stevestpierre.bandcamp.com/

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.

Samantha sits down with fellow Dead Parent Club member Ashley. Ashley, who lost both of her parents, talks about her experience with grief and how she has changed since experiencing parent death.

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 Taylor shared her incredible story about her relationship with her father.

Samantha is back from vacation and she's.... engaged???? In this mini episode she talks about how weird wedding planning is when you have a dead mom.

Another Twitter pal joins Samantha IRL to talk about parent death. Liz lost both her grandfather, who helped raise her, and her estranged mother. Liz talks about her relationship with with grandparents and her mother, how this has affected her grief, and a lot more. Content warning: This episode discusses drug abuse and suicide.

After a fateful meeting on Twitter, Anais and Samantha sit down IRL and talk about having dead moms. Anais shares perspective on people trying to play the "Grief Olympics," where it's best to store ashes, and what it's like to be passionate about something her mom once loved.

Eric and Samantha went to the same high school, and they also have something else in common: a dead parent! Eric lost his father ten years ago when he was sixteen. They chat about how to break the news to folks, forgetting important parent-death related dates, and the weird dreams they’ve had involving their dead parents. Dead Parents Podcast is hosted, written, and produced by Samantha Lapierre.The theme song is love "Love Song" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensecreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/The logo was designed by Mariel Kelly. (marielashlinn.com/)You can contact Dead Parents Podcast at deadparentspodcast@gmail.com or on Twitter @deadparentspod

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 podcast. Dead Parents Podcast is hosted, written, and produced by Samantha Lapierre.The theme song is love "Love Song" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/The logo was designed by Mariel Kelly. (https://marielashlinn.com/) You can contact Dead Parents Podcast at deadparentspodcast@gmail.com