Grief Support Group

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss the misogyny on Survivor 50, my thesis update, watching teen dramas in emerging adulthood, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Would you ever invite an ex to wedding or is that just asking for drama?

★ Boyfriend casually mentioned on our third date that his dad passed away when he was in high school. A few dates later I told him I’d love to hear about his dad sometime if he wants to talk about him and he said he’d like that but we haven’t yet. It’s been three months and I don’t know how his dad passed, and we haven’t talked about it much at all.

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WdcfV7ir0B6RZPLCRHUmf?si=cRgJMvHPSl2nDaVX-TYP7w

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss bringing back the flip flop (it’s Spring after all!), Age of Attraction and why I will not be watching that shit, my thesis update, the appeal of teen dramas, and answer the following advice questions:

★ What’s the best way I can show up for a partner who just lost a parent?

★ Previous question asker. I told my boss I’m leaving the company but now feel sad I’m leaving the job i once hated. How do i mentally cleanse myself from this job and prepare for the new one.

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7784uQqvYgHuiHaCnvWEIw?si=7rpCYzKBRUeAa-bS0OTKkw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [16 CARRIAGES, Easier Said Than Done]

Research segment

Music break [Fast Times]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Don’t Mess With My Man]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [More Than A Woman]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss the power that comes with a 7:30 p.m. sunset, my thesis update and why fans understand grief through a character’s perspective (team Conrad stand UP!), Pet Sematary and the avoidance of death, and answer the following advice questions:

★ hiiiii i have a small college crush for the first time on my classmate but he is really busy and i def don’t want to ruin our friendship. i don’t want to read into things too much but also i love love and miss being flirty!!

★ mourning what could've been the outcome of the relationship vs mourning the actual relationship, and why the could've been evokes more emotion.

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XCupDANWxT5RA3aGc3uuJ?si=9HzOl592RTuf6yRf9M0-Lw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [Jet Black, Big Drank]

Research segment

Music break [Met Him Last Night]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Ungodly Hour]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Lapdance]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss combatting social anxiety, Survivor 50, the latest on my thesis, thoughts on the portrayal of grief + emotions in young adult books, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Why does being pursued romantically feel like being hunted for sport? Also why does pursuing someone romantically feel like hunting for sport. Why can't we just frolic in the field? [AND] Why pursuing someone feels like letting your intestines drag behind you unraveling inch by inch?

★ as i have become older and wiser i realize some of my longtime friends have friends I don’t like. I’ve tolerated these aqaintances for a long time but life is too short. I hear you become more of yourself as you age so maybe that’s why i dont like these friends of friends anymore… or am i obligated to like them at all?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FzzOG255wM0E1tbZQmbHf?si=h-W_VUAXT1ai2CG2XWKzUg

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [Perfect Places, Spin, Dance With Me]

Research segment

Music break [someone like u, Plastic Box]

Advice segment 1

Music break [30°C]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Frontin’]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss feeling misunderstood in my grief, needing $8 Chipotle right about now, the Survivor season 50 premiere, and answer the following advice questions:

★ I’ve finally become exclusive with somebody after like 5 years of failed talking stages and situationships. How do I not mess this up?

★ I’m about to leave a job that I’ve hated for the last two years but I’m getting cold feet about telling my boss that i’m leaving. How should I go about this and convince myself that it’s strictly business?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YlBtnJ8SnBPRrD5oybv2m?si=Xfz59LkBTwaY7cq192Imjg

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [8 (feat. FLO), Brave New Girl]

Research segment

Music break [Headlines]

Advice segment 1

Music break [don’t wanna break up again]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Cutie Pie, The Way You Move]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!, the Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model documentary, share research updates, and answer the following advice questions:

★ I met a guy through mutual acquaintances and thought he was cool. We followed each other on Instagram then I started to notice he was liking a bunch of reels of models and other women. What do you think about men publicly liking these types of posts?

★ How to deal with the death of a loved one when other loved ones don’t talk about them

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wAaKV42Y8xha2U8dOdL39?si=2cAvbtlSRie81d7ZtsVNFA

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [San Francisco (You’ve Got Me), The Game of Love]

Research segment

Music break [Funkytown]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Choices (Yup)]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Lose My Wife]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss Valentine’s Day being for friends and family, the book No Death, No Fear, The Summer I Turned Pretty and the symbol of the wave, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Should I kiss on the first date? Or when is it acceptable to do anything of the sort

★ How do you deal with the dating landscape when people weaponize or misuse therapy talk like avoidant, gaslight etc.? I don’t feel like many of these men are actually in therapy just that they know the right buzzwords

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27a42HeCOV9uT17SnwKExW?si=veRCyIL3RJawZEnqaW-8rw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Tití Me Preguntó]

Research segment

Music break [sweetener]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Talk Remix, Mine]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Hold Up]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss feeling in ~the unknown~, missing my mom, immortality projects, my thesis update (good!), and answer the following advice questions:

★ How do you have a roster while dating and move in the most considerate way? I haven’t had this many people wanting to take me on dates in a while and it feels greedy

★ How do I stay cordial with a classmate who lies about everything?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Tl6H8IVQeOouXGV35Rbbx?si=mMR061E3RsikCjQnaJY_Dw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [Moody Girl, Yuck]

Research segment

Music break [Next To You, Roaring 20s]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Rule The World]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Trampoline]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss my mom’s death ‘anniversary’ this week, taking a class on death and dying, my new barrel pants (why is my ankle showing), The Traitors, and answer the following advice questions:

★ Honestly, I don’t even want a romantic partner right now. What I really want is a best friend. How do you find someone like this as an adult? I find this to be especially difficult given that everyone is busy with work, personal projects and their romantic relationships.

★ How do I support a parent who’s relying on alcohol because he lost a brother and a close cousin all in one month?

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ipnWMPhVBgKzwE1xF7lVX?si=RvubZ0l0RlqD6x13fFvEHg

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [Lose Control, Tornado Warnings]

Research segment

Music break [Show Me]

Advice segment 1

Music break [In My Room]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [in my head, Midnight Sun]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!

Welcome to the 💌💗GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP🪩🍒‼️. This is my radio show on KSFS Radio at San Francisco State where I talk all things pop culture, my research on grief and media, and answer your advice questions.

This week I discuss 2026, the importance of physical media, how The Traitors normalizes conversations about death, and answer the following advice questions:

★ My boyfriend of two months recently broke things off because his ex from 1.5 years ago (who lives in another country but was like the love of his life) broke no contact and said everything he wanted to hear back when they broke up. He said he loves me (said for first time during the breakup…) and wants to stay with me but he’s too emotionally confused now and needs time to sort out his feelings on his own, so it might just be a temporary break depending on how that goes. I get he needs space to sort out his feelings and I think he handled things honestly and maturely considering the situation, but I’m struggling a lot with the uncertainty and if taking him back after all this would be a good idea. The relationship was 10/10 before this. Any wisdom is appreciated!

★ Supporting a partner in grief, specifically for holidays/times of the year that are harder for them ! Would you suggest trying to start new traditions? Do spontaneous things ? How can I include/ support his mom ? Excited for your thoughts and ideas!

Ask your advice questions anonymously here: bit.ly/ksfsadvice

Here’s the music I played this week:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UWW9UtobiGpYhccqLZY4Y?si=xXJOaBT3QAGKQ2Pe9vFqjw

If you want to play the music alongside the audio:

Introduction segment

Music break [I Just Might, Kitty Kat]

Research segment

Music break [Flip Flop, Knew Better / Forever Boy]

Advice segment 1

Music break [Got to Get You Into My Life]

Advice segment 2 and outro

Music break [Body Favors]

Listen live next time on Thursdays from 9-10:15 a.m. PST at ksfsmedia.net or by downloading the KSFS radio app. 🪩 See you there!