10 episodes
Two Moms with Two Dead Kids: When Your Child Dies From a Drug Overdose DeAnne & Astrid
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4.4 • 7 Ratings
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Join two moms who talk about what it's like when your child dies from a drug overdose, and what life is like after. Warning: Conversations may contain triggering material, dark and irreverent humor, and possible cursing. A weekly podcast and grief blog.
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I've Got a Kid in a Bag: Otherwise Known as Unfinished Business
One of us has a kid in a bag. The other has hers in a box. We start a conversation about what we've done with the ashes of our children after they've died. Is there a right answer? How do we relate to what remains? Literally.
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Cracking Open - A Follow Up on the Mind-Body Connection
Following up on the previous episode, The Mind-Body Connection, we explore the effects of "cracking open" and allowing ourselves to soften in our grief. What happens when we lower our protective barriers and explore what we find there? We look at other avenues of connection and think about what we're willing and able to do in this present moment.We also explore what it means to have an exaggerated sense of responsibility in the face of the drug overdose deaths of our children. In the shock of...
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The Mind-Body Connection
Today we explore the mind-body connection and what that means for us. Neither of us had ever explored this before our children died. What is it? How does it work? How does it help? Can we use the mind-body connection to connect to our children in a way that's meaningful?
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We're In It Now
We spent the first six episodes lightly touching on the details of our children's deaths. In this episode we ask, why did we do that? What is the benefit of sharing the particulars? What does it mean to have to work through the details of that day? As it says in the title, we're in it now. We are diving in.
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Sharing the News
How do you share the news of what happened to your child? What happens when you share a deep loss with others? Here's a first look. Our stories might change over time.
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Those Social Expectations
Weirdly, we sometimes find ourselves still trying to meet social expectations even after the worst has just happened. Why do we do this and what have we learned?
Customer Reviews
Thank you for doing this!
This podcast is truly valuable. Excellent advice. Thank you for your candid, and at times entertaining, discussion.
I just listened to your conversation about responsibility and was reminded of the phrase “as parents we take too much credit and too much blame for our children”. Thank you for sharing your experience and for being so vulnerable.
Another mom and another dead son
This! It’s been just over two years since my son Cruise died and how I could have used this podcast that first year. I relish each conversation and nod along to the thoughts and feelings you share. Thank you and please keep going!
Thank you for doing this, just THANK YOU!
You two ladies are just awesome! What a COURAGEOUS podcast to put out there and I know you are making a difference in someone’s life with this honest heartfelt sharing of your experiences! I hope this podcast helps with your healing as I know it will help other parents listening to this.
Astrid, you never fail to impress me and it was a privilege to work with you! I wish you both strength and joy in this life after the loss of your sons and I hope you both realize you really did everything you could in the moment and do NOT play the coulda woulda shoulda game.
Hugs to you both!
Trish G.
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