Don't Forget To Breathe
This is a podcast that follows the journey of a father who suddenly lost his 20 year old daughter, and his life after a tragedy that no parent should ever endure. I open up and talk about my grief, anger, depression, emptiness, and even those moments of joy, happiness, and learning to laugh again. I’m joined in Season 2 by a Certified Grief Specialist who speaks of her unimaginable loss, but also offers tools and strategies to help grieving parents in our ongoing journey. You are not alone. We understand the emotions you feel. We walk this path with you. Please contact us with questions as we try to offer help in your own journey.
Episodes
21 episodes
S2/E19-Season 2 Wrap up
This is our warp up of Season 2 and a look forward to Season 3.
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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11:32
S2/E18-Support for the Holidays
Rena and Bruce look at another layer of the Holiday Sandwich, and talk about more personal experiences and offer resources, help lines and text lines to have close if you feel overwhelmed during the Holidays.
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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28:32
S2/E17-Holiday Sandwich
We find ourselves in the Holiday Sandwich; the space between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In this episode, Bruce talks very candidly about the Thanksgiving experience he just had, his STERB of anger and what comes next.
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:04:36
S2/E16-The Holidays Are Coming
With the Holidays upon us, we discuss the impact the Holidays have had on them, along with what's coming up this year. We talk about the necessity of allowing yourself to do and feel what comes up for you during an especially emotional time of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:00:13
S2/E14-Doing The Work
In this episode, we try to explain what it means by "Doing the Work". And by doing do, Rena gets very open and personal about a loss she experienced this week, and how she is doing the work.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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35:50
S2/E13-Other Forms of Grief
The word "grief" has typically been associated with death. In this episode, Rena and I discuss the actual meaning of Grief, and begin talking about the 40 different forms of Grief. In a world full of trauma and loss, you will encounter many peo...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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43:36
S2/E12-Wedding Season Pt. 2
In this episode, Rena and I continue our "unperson" session from Nashville, as we discuss finding your joy during celebratory events, all the while you continue your journey through grief. We talk about some specific tools that can help you nav...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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30:20
S2/E11: Wedding Season
Can you experience joy at a special occasion when you are in your journey of grief? Is it even ok to feel joy? What will people think of your tears? Does it mean you are "moving on"? Rena and Bruce dive into this subject and discuss those quest...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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40:28
S2/ E10: When The Chips Talk
Have you been in the grocery aisle, maybe near your child's favorite snack or food; maybe it was a certain brand of chips? And you could hear your child asking for their favorite; really hear their voice in your mind? Rena and I dive into those...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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28:06
After The Show - Vol 1
After The Show is a series of conversations Rena and I have after we’ve stopped recording the podcast. We noticed that we spend a great deal of time talking after the shows, continuing our conversations about grief and recovery or sometimes jus...
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32:24
S2/ E9: Did You Really Just Say That
As parents who have experienced the death of your child, we have all had things said to us that make us say...inside..."Did you really just say that to me?" We have internal explosions or gasps of disbelief. In this episode, we expose and share...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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43:56
S2/ E8: Survivor's Guilt...or just Grief
We are diving into a few ways survivors feel a sense of guilt, or is it just another form of grief. We talk about how that can manifest itself into a sense of not allowing yourself to feel joy, and if you do have a moment of joy, it might...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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47:37
S2 / E7: Rena's Story
In the first season of our podcast, you got a very clear view of who I am by me telling my story. Now that we've added a Co-Host, I think it’s important for you to get to know her and hear her story as well. Rena is a Certified Grief Specialist...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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34:35
Season 2 Preview: I Welcome a Co-Host!
We begin Season 2 by adding a very special co-host, Rena Ooi, a Certified Grief Specialist. Rena has walked in your shoes in a powerful way. She will share her story in Season 2, Episode 7.In this Preview, we talk about some of the subjects...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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6:36
S1/ E6: A New Year's Message
This will be a really short chat; I didn’t plan on doing an episode for a couple of weeks, but this thought popped up and I wanted to share it. This will be short, but hopefully, you will find something in it that might help. The big theme of m...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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7:38
S1/ E5: The First Time Since
In the midst of the Holidays, The First Time Since talks about those events, favorite places and special occasions that we experience for the first time since losing a child, or anyone close to us. Simply living life day by day will reveal mome...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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20:40
S1/ E4: A Randomly Planned Tapestry
I believe that during the course of our lives, both individually and collectively, our daily activities, experiences and relationships are woven together to eventually form an amazing and complex tapestry; our very own life’s tapestry. A tapest...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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29:55
S1/ E3: Don't Forget To Breathe
It was time to go back to Denver; time to get out of Louisiana; time to leave behind the horrible experience of burying my daughter. There was nothing to live for any longer. I was cloaked in despair; a walking death-wish. But someone had anoth...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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39:06
S1/ E2: The Funeral Home Experience
From the moment I entered the Funeral Home until the time I exited, I was left with a lasting impression of the "business" of funerals. On top of being there because my child had died, the experience was one that I hope no parent will need to g...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:40
S1/ E1: Shock and Awe
So on a day like any other, I got the call no parent ever wants to get, or ever really imagines they will, and one they never should. My daughter was dead. This episode covers the moment my life changed forever, and the living nightmare that be...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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20:52
