EP2 Shani O'Brien

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 Buy us a Coffee? [https://www.voicemailsforthedead.com/donate] 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

EP2 Shani O'Brien

At 27 years old, Shani's father died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Her father was her best friend, but after his death, she uncovered a man she didn't know.  These realizations radically changed her relationship with her mother and forced her to see her father as the human he was rather than the friend she had believed him to be. Voicemails for the Dead is a podcast centering stories of complex and disenfranchised grief.  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