DYING LAUGHING'S HOLIDAY SURVIVAL: THANKSGIVING EDITION

Dying Laughing with Jessimae

Jessimae Peluso

Health & Fitness, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Mental Health

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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EPISODE 22: DYING LAUGHING'S HOLIDAY SURVIVAL — THANKSGIVING EDITION Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this special Thanksgiving episode, Jessimae Peluso returns to her hometown of Syracuse, NY to share a comedic and heartfelt Holiday Survival Guide. From family dynamics and childhood nostalgia to managing grief during the holidays, this episode blends humor, honesty, and practical emotional tools. Jessimae covers micro-joys, boundary-setting, holiday triggers, and the surprising science behind gratitude, drawing from researchers like Dr. Robert Emmons (UC Davis), Sue Johnson, and Amir Levine. She also offers coping strategies for political conversations, unsolicited questions, and the chaotic energy of Thanksgiving Eve - the biggest bar night of the year. A warm, relatable, and laugh-out-loud guide for anyone navigating the complexity of the holidays. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more. 🎁 Listener Prompt: What’s was YOUR CHILDHOOD ROOM indulgence? (EMAIL US: [email protected]) Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 EMAIL: [email protected] Outro music "Breathe" by Tyler Labine & Adanac. Follow JESSIMAE: 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

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome back to Dying Laughing. This is the podcast that makes laughter a stage of grief.
0:06.9	This is where joy and grief and inappropriate humor gather around the same table, which honestly makes a perfect place for a Thanksgiving episode.
0:16.1	I'm reporting live from Syracuse, New York, which means I'm currently surrounded by childhood memories,
0:21.3	central New York winters, and the energy of every questionable decision I made between the ages
0:26.7	of 12 and 22. My accent has shown up uninvited, and sometimes my family still talks to me like
0:32.5	I'm grounded. So today, we're doing a full holiday survival guide, the Thanksgiving edition,
0:38.6	how to stay sane, stay grateful, dodge those awkward political conversations,
0:43.5	protect your peace, and avoid making poor choices on the biggest bar night in America.
0:49.1	Because Syracuse bars tonight, that's not nightlife.
0:52.6	That is war.
0:54.0	We're talking about microjoys,
0:56.2	grief spikes, boundaries in the actual science of gratitude. Yes, real research from UC Davis,
1:02.9	Sue Johnson, Amir Levine, because this Thanksgiving, I'm basically the Oprah of Onondaga County.
1:09.6	Let's get into it. And if you cry in the bathroom this year,
1:12.5	honestly, that's just emotional cardio. I hope you enjoy this week's episode of Dying Laughing with
1:17.9	Jesse May, the holiday survival guide, Thanksgiving edition. Don't forget to get your
1:23.9	spliff ready and spark up with your cousin. Go for that walk. We all know about
1:28.4	the cousin walk. Come on, head out the door. Hey everybody. Welcome to Dying Laughing. This is Dying
1:43.2	Laughing with Jesse May because laughing
1:44.9	should be a stage in grief. I'm a full, firm believer of that. This is the podcast where we're
1:51.0	going to be talking about grief and joy and how to keep your sanity intact while you're
1:55.3	shoving carbs into your face in a house full of people and family members who remember you when you had bangs.
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