The Sound Of Grief | Guitar maker and Widower Micah Teruya

The Sound Of Grief | Guitar maker and Widower Micah Teruya

From Dying Laughing with Jessimae by Jessimae Peluso

May 26, 2026 · 50 min · Episode 30

About this episode

Micah Teruya discusses his journey through grief after losing his wife and how he honored her memory through art.

EPISODE 30: THE SOUND OF GRIEF with Guitar maker and widower, Micah Teruya. Dying Laughing with Jessimae Micah Teruya joins Dying Laughing to discuss losing his wife after her 7-year battle with A.L.L. leukemia, and the extraordinary way he honored her memory by building a guitar containing her ashes and wedding ring. Together, they explore grief, caregiving, creativity after loss, and how pain can transform both art and identity. A moving conversation about love, resilience, and the unexpected gifts grief can leave behind. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQπ=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠ TOUR: ⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jessimae Peluso

Guest: Micah Teruya

Topics covered

  • grief
  • creativity after loss
  • caregiving
  • love
  • resilience
  • transformation

Keywords

  • grief
  • leukemia
  • guitar
  • loss
  • creativity
  • resilience
  • love
  • identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com, Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix, Akira The Don

Books & works: Consider Death

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