Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Emails to her Dad

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 16 June 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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We all have things we do to help us manage grief. Today's episode is a look at one of the ways that Kelly handled the loss of her beloved dad, Greenie. In the year following his death, she wrote and sent emails out into the ether - to connect with him in a small but very meaningful way. We want to wish a Happy Father's Day to everyone from us all at Kelly Corrigan Wonders. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential
0:06.0	and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday I'll read a submission from a listener
0:12.3	of Kelly Corrigan Wonders, could be wedding vows or about
0:15.5	mitzvah toast, a eulogy or retirement speech.
0:19.1	We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values.
0:26.2	We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love, maybe someone
0:30.9	you miss and need to bring closer,
0:33.0	someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration or both.
0:38.0	This is thanks for being here is a little bit about my dad in honor of Father's Day.
0:54.4	As you might know if you're a long time listener,
0:56.2	one of my favorite conversations
0:58.1	I've ever had in my whole life, personal or professional,
1:01.2	was with this guy who works with Brian Stevenson.
1:04.1	His name is Anthony Ray Hinton.
1:05.9	He was on death row for 30 years and he finally got off.
1:08.5	He never did it.
1:09.5	It was pure racism, pure evil.
1:12.3	But he told me this very impactful thing about how he used his
1:16.9	imagination to save him while he was in solitary confinement and he would in
1:21.2	his mind go to lunch with the Queen of England.
1:23.8	He was obsessed.
1:24.9	This guy from Alabama was obsessed with the Queen of England.
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