Loss and Grief

Let's Tawk with Jaime Primak Sullivan

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Most people are comfortable talking about death, but struggle with the aftermath – grief. As a society, we don’t give it the space, time, or messiness it deserves. As today’s guest says, people don’t want you to “get your sad on other people.” But talking about it is one way we can make it less awful. And if you can do the talking while laughing? Even better. This week Jaime is joined by Nora McInerny, author and host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. They bond over their shared losses – both Jaime and Nora lost their fathers and experienced miscarriages – and offer advice to people who are in the thick of grieving someone or something. Plus, listener questions about staying in a marriage after the death of a child and grieving an incarcerated son. FYI: Tell Me What To Do contains mature language and themes that may not be suitable for all listeners. Please note, this show is hosted and produced by a team that does not have any clinical or other mental or physical health training. If you are having a health or mental health crisis or emergency, please contact 911. For non-emergency mental health and addiction needs, try https://www.samhsa.gov for national and local resources. Into America is a show about everyday people and the power politics and policy have in shaping our lives. Listen as host Trymaine Lee and a team of NBC News journalists make sense of this extraordinary moment in American life: https://www.nbcnews.com/intoamerica For the sake of your beauty sleep, go to helixsleep.com/tellme to get up to $200 off your first helix mattress (plus two free pillows) To make eating well easy and affordable, go to greenchef.com/tellme80 to get $80 off your first month plus free shipping on your first box Talkspace online therapy works with thousands of licensed therapists. Use the promo code TELLME to get $100 off your first month and help support the show at talkspace.com For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit www.lemonadamedia.com/show/tmwtd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Levenara.
0:06.0	Tell us really what to do and please don't say breathe because honestly, I'm fucking breathing, okay?
0:13.0	Here's things I hate.
0:19.0	Breathe and drinking water.
0:22.0	Stop telling me how good water is for me.
0:24.5	Okay, it's you're, it's annoying.
0:26.4	I will not hydrate.
0:27.8	A waste of energy that we all do.
0:29.6	Yeah, it is a waste of energy.
0:31.4	I couldn't agree more.
0:34.0	Vaginal moisture.
0:36.2	I will not sit quietly. Hey guys you're listening to tell me what to do. I'm Jamie Pre-Max Sullivan so
0:48.7	grateful that you guys are here with me. So much has gone on in the last couple of weeks. As you guys know, I lost my friend
0:58.4	Naya who drowned a few days after the 4th of July, and watching a sort of legion of fans grieve her death
1:10.9	because Glee was such a mega show, but more importantly because Santana, the role that she
1:17.6	played on Glee was so profoundly impactful to a generation of kids who were LGBTQ like myself and seeing
1:29.2	representation not only of a black Afro Latina, but a gay character who had these remarkable
1:36.9	talents and was so forthcoming with her love for her girlfriend in the show and
1:42.3	seeing a relationship a high school relationship
1:45.0	that felt really normal and sort of relatable even though it wasn't
1:48.8	traditional and she just did so much for people. I'm watching the fans and the way that they are choosing to remember her in such personal ways like essays and spoken word and song and interpretive dance and obviously Glee tributes and photos.
2:07.0	Naya was the kind of woman who knew that Glee, her role as Santana was so much more than just a role.
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