The Birthday Grief Guide | Jessimae Peluso

Dying Laughing with Jessimae

Jessimae Peluso

Health & Fitness, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Mental Health

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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EPISODE 14: THE BIRTHDAY GRIEF GUIDE Dying Laughing with Jessimae What happens when your birthday rolls around… and your parents aren’t here to call, guilt-trip, or send a check? In this episode, Jessimae offers a brutally honest and hilarious guide to aging while grieving. From the Ghosts of Birthdays Past (Chuck E. Cheese, roulette, and Champagne from Truffle Shuffle), to Aging While Orphaned (no backup, no birthday boxes, no one to lovingly tell you you look tired), this episode is for anyone who’s ever cried in the tub with candles and a cupcake. We also share a sarcastic wish list in Gifts I Wish I Got, and send some love to our beloved Grief Gang with a few heartfelt birthday wishes. It’s a little sad, a little silly, and full of the emotional chaos that comes with grieving another year older. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more. 🎁 Listener Prompt: What’s your weirdest birthday grief tradition? Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQπ=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, grief gang. Welcome back to another dying laughing with Jesse May. I'm your host, Jesse
0:06.2	May. And today is a very special day. It's my birthday, which means it's the perfect time to laugh,
0:12.5	cry, and eat some late night cake. Today's episode is called the Birthday Grief Guide. It's the
0:19.2	guide to grieving and aging and not spiraling out on your birthday.
0:22.6	We're talking about what it feels like to grow older
0:25.6	when your parents aren't here anymore
0:27.6	and how milestones get weird
0:29.6	and why sometimes your dog is your only party guest.
0:32.6	I'll share some of my most ridiculous
0:34.6	birthday memories and also read a list of gifts I wish I could get.
0:39.8	And also send a little bit of love to you guys out there who maybe are celebrating your birthday without your parents.
0:45.6	You know, thinking about your parents when they were here, you just sometimes have to remember them and remember why you love them in the first place.
0:52.3	You're always with you. I'm always with you.
0:54.4	Let's get into this week's episode
0:56.0	of Dying Laughing with Jesse May,
0:58.1	the birthday grief guide.
1:08.4	Hey, everybody.
1:09.6	Welcome to Dying Laughing with Jesse May.
1:12.2	I am your host, your comedy death dula.
1:16.2	Today's episode is the birthday grief guide,
1:19.7	which is basically a guide to grieving and aging and not spiraling on your birthday
1:24.4	when everybody is dead.
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