About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of joy and grief, reflecting on emotional complexities during difficult times.

EPISODE 23: THE GRIEF OF JOY | JESSIMAE PELUSO Dying Laughing with Jessimae This episode explores what happens when joy and grief collide. In a week marked by devastating headlines including the mass shooting in Bondi and the loss of cultural icon Rob Reiner, Jessimae found herself coming off one of the most joyful comedy weekends of her career, and sitting with an uncomfortable question: Am I allowed to feel good right now? The Grief of Joy is a grounded, honest reflection on emotional whiplash, collective grief, and the guilt that can come with happiness during hard times. Jessimae unpacks why laughter isn’t denial or disrespect, but a vital form of regulation and survival and how learning to hold both sorrow and joy is part of emotional adulthood. This episode is about honoring loss without shrinking joy, and allowing relief to exist without apology when the world feels heavy. 💀 Subscribe, share, and listen with an open heart 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more. 🎁 Listener Prompt: What’s your weirdest grief indulgence? (EMAIL US: JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com) Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix…

People in this episode

Host: Jessimae Peluso

Topics covered

• grief
• joy
• emotional regulation
• laughter
• collective grief
• self-reflection

Keywords

• grief
• joy
• emotional whiplash
• laughter
• self improvement
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dying Laughing

Books & works: Breathe

Places: Bondi

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