Welcome to I Swear on My Mother’s Grave and the finale episode of Season 3. Yay! 3 seasons, baby!
I don’t want to bury the lead…so, I also want to welcome you to the end of my podcast journey with all of you. This is it, friends. I am turning off the mic after this episode, but I might release a special compilation of conversations you haven’t heard yet at some point…so don’t unsubscribe forever!
It’s hard for me to say goodbye to you all, and to this show because it has changed my life, AND this is the best community of listeners and now friends, in the world.
But sometimes things end. Naturally. And that’s how this feels, it feels like the right time. And the right moment in MY grief journey to step away.
So, since goodbyes are hard, it just felt fitting to end this journey talking about preparing to say goodbye to those we love, and to share with you all what I learned about sitting with the dying as I approached my Nana’s death this past summer.
In this episode, you are going to get to hear an excerpt of a conversation I had with Uma Girish, a spiritual mentor and author, who helped me prepare to say goodbye to my 96 year old Nana. I will tell you what those 4 days sitting bedside with her were like as Uma’s advice kept rumbling thru my mind, and childhood memories of both my mother, and my Nana resurfaced…and how maybe this entire podcast journey was leading me to this moment.
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Links mentioned in the episode:
Jesse: “Gay and grieving, and turning loss into leadership. Man, I should trademark these!”
Mary: "Tips from Dead People"
Mitchell: “I do not believe in the myth of blood relations.”
Jessica: “Caregiving is an active choice.”
Barri: “We are born, when somebody is lost, to find them.”
Kevin: "She worked thru so many things that were challenging for her, because she loved me so much."
Ryan: “Most people say ‘One day, one day I’ll make my will.’ I would make that day…today.”
Amanda: “She just, to me...feels like someone who was always trying to fill this void.”
Anna and Diane: A daughter and a mother on Mother’s Day.
Season 3 is coming back…on Mother’s Day!
Cory: “And for women, I think we’re taught to put other people's pleasure and needs ahead of our own.”
Dana: “Seeing gift cards that say To: Dana, From: Mom in her own handwriting, are breathtaking.”
Billy and Evelyn: “If you want to know me, you need to know this thing about me.”
Rachel: “She kind of knew it was an exit interview of sorts."
Greg: “And I’m the guy who walks around with intersectional feminist hoodies on!”
Mrs. Black: “She’s making science sexy!”
Peter: “I only want you to be happy.”
Lauren: “Though she’s with you in spirit, she’s part of your past.”
I’m getting married this week! And Season 2 is COMING!
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