Grieve Me Alone

Grieve Me Alone

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Grieve Me Alone episodes

  • Interview with Sabila Khan

    Sabila Khan is the founder and co-admin of Covid-19 Loss Support for Family and Friends, the first Facebook bereavement group for Covid loss.

    Sabila speaks about the unique challenges of grieving during a pandemic. She lost her beloved father, Shafqat Khan, to Covid-19 on April 14th, 2020 and created the bereavement group on April 18th.  Sabila says, "There are so many people hurting out there and I'm doing everything I can to get the word out about our group. I want folks to know that they're not alone in their grief and that our community provides a safe space for them in what is an otherwise toxic environment on social media."

    Please take the time to listen to and honor Sabila and her grief. In doing so, it is a way to pay our respect and acknowledge the life of her darling father, Shafqat. They both deserve our love and attention.

    If you have lost a loved one to Covid-19, please consider joining this group. 

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/691112725033515/



    1 hr 12 min
  • Cristina's Dad Died. That's Why She's Like This.

    Cristina Pappadake-Gomez lost her sweet and loving father, Gregg Pappadake, to Covid-19. Her story is full of depth and emotion. Please make the time to listen and honor her grief and her beloved Dad's life. They both truly deserve the acknowledgment. Grieving amidst a pandemic has already taken so much from them.

    Cristina found my Grieve Me Alone Instagram account, and on the day I had drafted and posted about these future mask designs I had in store for the following month's shop update, Cristina commented on that post, shared that she lost her dad to Covid-19, and I was so moved by her story that I stopped what I was doing, completely rearranged my day, and devoted hours to working on getting the masks out before I got up from my computer. Thus, the masks dropped way ahead of schedule, and once they were available on the shop, I tagged Cristina and she purchased a "My Dad Died. That's Why I'm Like This." mask.

    Cristina appeared on several news segments: NBC NYC,  NBC News LA interview with Lester Holt, & 11Alive, sharing about her darling dad and why she wears a mask. Cristina is an advocate and public speaker. You can follow her blog www.lifedeathfoodandsex.com or email her directly at [email protected]


    1 hr 25 min
  • Aaron's Mom Died. That's Why He's Like This.

    Last week, Aaron Burch was just a sad dude with a mask. Now, he's a sad dude with a mask and a message: "My Mom Died. That's Why I'm Like This."

    Aaron's beautiful Mom, Cheryl, passed away of Covid-19. He searched out Covid Loss Support Groups, saw a post with a link to the GMA store, and 'as soon as he saw it, he knew he wanted to have written across his face why he was doing what he was doing and why it's so important to mask up'... (his words, not mine)

    Aaron's story has been shared on several news segments, including CNN

    Other segments can be found here and here (and to be honest, there could be more segments after this is aired)

    Truly, the person to best tell Aaron's story is Aaron, so please take the time to listen and truly be with his loss and his grief. He and his mom both deserve it and this virus robbed them of so much.


    PS. I always promised you the raw and the real so here you have our hour-ish talk, complete with technical difficulties so bear with us, and take witness to the beginning of our new friendship. Wishing we could have met by any other circumstance but this.

    AND GODDAMMIT, WEAR A MASK! 

    IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU, IT'S FOR EVERYONE'S LOVED ONES.

    Like Aaron says, "I WON'T LOSE YOU". 

    #iwontloseyou 


    57 min
  • Revelation
    "No one understands me; however in my spirit, it speaks mysteries." Call it a spiritual supernova, call it a psychotic break, call it what you will. For me, it was a night I won't soon forget. Insert a vulnerable unraveling, a grief attack, cookies, an aha moment, and then, just for the hell of it, sprinkle in some gifts of the spirit, or gibberish, whatever the hell you wanna call it. I used to say this to my mom, "I have come through you but I am not from you, I belong not to this world, for this world is not my home". Took me a long time to connect the dots to see that my story is much like a love story that's been told over and over again but I am the lonesome tower, I am the damsel in distress, I am the fire breathing dragon, I am the knight in shining armor, and I am the happily ever after. And so as I'm thinking on my life story, and writing out my story, I can almost see all the puzzle pieces before me, and for a second, I catch a glimpse, an idea, of what the bigger picture could be, but it's still kinda foggy to me. I can't see exactly where it is that I'm going, but I'm following wherever this path leads. Wanna come along with me? I mean, if it's the end of the world as we know it, you do what you need. It is most definitely the end of the world as I knew it to be. Know anyone that can interpret tongues or gibberish? I'm just as curious.
    19 min
  • Sick brain + Grief brain = MEH
    Capturing the thoughts inside this scrambly sick and griefy brain. Probably not worth the listen, but needed to talk to my mom and pretend like she can hear me and well, all of this just plain sucks. The end.
    23 min
  • It's okay to be angry
    If you can't handle profanity, this episode isn't for you. *REMINDER of DISCLAIMER: I am not a licensed therapist, doctor, counselor, or any of that. My thoughts, feelings, and opinions are strictly mine and are fluid in this messy river of grief. Do not mistake these podcasts for professional or medical advice, it is no such thing. I am just an active griever fully grieving. Listen at your own risk.
    24 min

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