Reconnecting with John “Spiff” Macario

About this episode

John Macario returns to discuss his journey of single parenting after the loss of his partner, Meg.

My friend, John Macario, returns to the show and we pick up right where we left off back in late 2024 when he first shared his amazing story. It’s been 19 months since John lost the love of his life and fellow Deadhead, Meg, at age 52 to complications following a liver transplant. We catch up on how he and their 12-year old daughter, Gloria, are doing facing the world together as the dynamic duo. John shares how single parenting is going, and how every now and again he get...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Staib

Guest: John Macario

Topics covered

• grief
• single parenting
• family dynamics
• personal stories
• life after loss

Keywords

• grief
• single parenting
• John Macario
• Meg
• family
• Deadhead
• life after loss

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