EP2 Shani O'Brien

EP6 Concetta Abbate

Concetta Abbate is a composer, violinist, and death doula out of New York. She lost one of her closest friends, Rebecca, in her late twenties. While there are often unanswered questions surrounding death, the uncertainty surrounding Rebecca’s death has been a pervasive part of Concetta’s grief. In this episode, we get to ask if the circumstances of one's death affect how we grieve and how we understand violence in the face of severe mental illness. We also get the unique opportunity to contrast a composition Concetta created for Rebecca shortly after her death with Concetta’s voicemail, recorded nearly a decade later. Content Warning: The episode contains conversation about death, mental illness, and suicide. www.concettaabbate.com/ [https://www.concettaabbate.com/] Living your Dying [https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/living-your-dying_stanley-keleman/403352] by Stanley Keleman Support the show [https://donorbox.org/support-voicemails-for-the-dead-podcast] For more information on Voicemails for the Dead please visit: www.voicemailsforthedead.com [https://www.voicemailsforthedead.com/] Leave a Voicemail: 720-828-2023

EP5 Jacki Green

Jacki Green unexpectedly lost her father to suicide when she was 18 years old, just a few weeks before starting college in a new state. Her father's death came as a surprise to not only Jacki's family but to the whole community. As a public figure, Jacki's father's death was highly publicized and Jacki found herself with information she never wanted to know. Now, four years later, Jacki is graduating college and looking back at what this grief taught her during these formative years.  Content Warning: this episode discusses death by suicide. Support the show [https://donorbox.org/support-voicemails-for-the-dead-podcast] For more information on Voicemails for the Dead please visit: www.voicemailsforthedead.com [https://www.voicemailsforthedead.com/] Leave a Voicemail: 720-828-2023

EP4 Nathan Fry

Nathan Fry lost his father two years ago when he was 28 from complications following a heart attack. This was not Nathan's first or only sudden death, but his grief unlocked his understanding of his past and allowed him to create a more accurate narrative of his childhood and the neglect he endured.  Referenced Text: When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45479/when-i-heard-the-learnd-astronomer] by Walt Witman Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents [https://bookshop.org/p/books/adult-children-of-emotionally-immature-parents-lib-e-how-to-heal-from-distant-rejecting-or-self-involved-parents-lindsay-c-gibson/16712089?ean=9781626251700] by Lindsay C. Gibson The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-will-to-change-men-masculinity-and-love-bell-hooks/13334294?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwuJ2xBhA3EiwAMVjkVMPo1tmm3P77i-N7sxDNlUTATuvFEQQwrQzJIOVF3UnVtr3Fwt06nxoCSC4QAvD_BwE] by Bell Hooks Support the show [https://donorbox.org/support-voicemails-for-the-dead-podcast] For more information on Voicemails for the Dead please visit: www.voicemailsforthedead.com [https://www.voicemailsforthedead.com/] Leave a Voicemail: 720-828-2023

Bonus Episode - @thedeathwives

In this special bonus episode, Voicemails for the Dead creator Hailey Taymore Brown and Death Educator Lauren Carroll from DeathWives discuss home funerals, eco-friendly death practices, and end-of-life resources to help people prepare for the inevitable reality of death.    For more information on the Death Wives visit: deathwives.org [https://deathwives.org/] Additional Resources National Home Funeral Alliance: homefuneralalliance.org [https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/] Global Green Burial Alliance: globalgreenburialalliance.net [https://globalgreenburialalliance.net/] Half Moon Farm in Lakewood Colorado: halfmoonfarm.co [https://www.halfmoonfarm.co/] Support the show [https://donorbox.org/support-voicemails-for-the-dead-podcast] For more information on Voicemails for the Dead please visit: www.voicemailsforthedead.com [https://www.voicemailsforthedead.com/] Leave a Voicemail: 720-828-2023

EP3 Lauren Carroll

Lauren Carroll is one-half of the death wives [https://deathwives.org/].  As a green funeral director and death educator, Lauren is often steeped in death culture. Lauren was 14 when she lost her 27-year-old uncle in a drunk-driving accident.  In this episode, we dive into the initial loss that catalyzed and shaped her career and the lessons she learned along the way. Check out our bonus episode where Lauren discusses human composting, water cremation, home funerals, and various other topics.  Support the show [https://donorbox.org/support-voicemails-for-the-dead-podcast] For more information on Voicemails for the Dead please visit: www.voicemailsforthedead.com [https://www.voicemailsforthedead.com/] Leave a Voicemail: 720-828-2023