Throughlines: Keeping A Connection With My Mom

About this episode

Jeremy shares his experience of navigating grief after his mother's death and the ways he maintains a connection with her through nature and heritage.

Jeremy's mom was a protector, an optimist, and someone who held onto a sense of lightness - even after a cancer diagnosis that led to her death just a few months later. In this episode, Jeremy shares what it was like to navigate such a short window between his mom's diagnosis and death, and how her outlook continues to shape him and his grief. From visiting her just before her death to to time spent in the woods bow hunting, he describes the ways he still feels connected to her. After her death, Jeremy's connection to nature and hunting became a foundation for staying close with his mom. From finding a deer skull to a particularly challenging hunt, he felt her presence and support come through. Jeremy also turned to reconnecting with his Filipino heritage, joining a grief group, and moving to be closer to family as ways to cope with the loss. At the heart of this conversation is the idea of ongoing connection - how relationships with people who have died can continue and evolve over time. Note for listeners: This episode includes non-graphic references to bow hunting and the death of an animal. Please take care while listening. In this episode, we talk about: Grief after a rapid…

People in this episode

Guest: Jeremy

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• connection
• nature
• heritage
• support

Keywords

• grief
• loss
• cancer
• nature
• hunting
• Filipino heritage
• support group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Dougy Center

Places: Filipino

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