What if grief could be a guide instead of an enemy? 

In a special solo episode, Kayla shares a root beer float with her dad – gone thirteen years, but invited to pull up a chair in spirit. What follows is five hard-won lessons about loss, presence, and the love that has nowhere to go but everywhere. 

Alongside her dad, Kayla reflects on: 

• Why the "I've lost someone" club has the most beautiful members — and the unspoken shorthand that forms between people who've grieved
• How to navigate Father's Day, Mother's Day, birthdays, and the calendar dates that hit the hardest
• Why suppressing the share erases the experience — and the most generous thing you can do for a grieving friend (hint: it's not in the first week)
• Why pedestals are a disservice to the people we've lost
• Grief as a shapeshifter — and the moment after a loss when it really lands
• The paradox of time — its ability to both heal and steal  

Tender, vulnerable, and root beer float-fueled, this episode is for anyone already in the club, and anyone who hasn’t yet found their way there. 

A written companion to the episode is on Substack and available without a paywall to subscribers and non-subscribers alike: substack.com/@kaylagorski

SHOW NOTES:

📺 Discover where to watch Andrea Gibson's documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light,” at https://andreagibson.org/events. 

📖 Read “Marrow,” by Elizabeth Lesser, or “Signs” by Laura Lynne Jackson, both available wherever books are sold.

KEYWORDS:

grief, Father’s Day, Dish + Tell, Kayla Gorski, food podcast, Andrea Gibson, Elizabeth Lesser, Laura Lynne Jackson, root beer float, recipe