About this episode

This episode explores how unresolved loss affects the body through the lens of public grief surrounding the case of Nolan Wells.

Nolan Wells was an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi who went missing after a Fourth of July gathering on a Gulf Coast barrier island and was later found deceased. As of this episode's recording, his cause of death was officially undetermined and under investigation. This episode does not speculate on the case; it uses the public grief around it to explore how unresolved loss affects the body. Editorial note: This episode references an active, developing case. Details reflect what was publicly known at the time of recording; nothing here speculates on cause of death or assigns blame.

People in this episode

Host: Jahmaal Marshall

Topics covered

• grief
• nervous system
• loss
• mental health
• public grief
• investigation

Keywords

• grief
• nervous system
• loss
• mental health
• Nolan Wells
• investigation
• public grief

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Gulf Coast barrier island

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