The Stages Of Grief: Sadness and Shopping | Jessimae Peluso

Dying Laughing with Jessimae

Jessimae Peluso

Health & Fitness, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Mental Health

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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EPISODE 15: The Stages of Grief: Sadness & Shopping Dying Laughing with Jessimae (Rereleased episode from 2020) In this rereleased episode—recorded just weeks after my mom passed—I tried to make sense of the unthinkable by doing what any grieving comedian-slash-daughter might do: I put the fun in orphan. This is one of the first raw reflections I recorded post-loss, and it’s full of emotional spirals, weird shopping habits, and unexpected breakthroughs. I talk about the panic and disorientation that comes with becoming an adult orphan, the grief glow-up no one asks for, and how loss forces you to transform—whether you’re ready or not. You’ll hear: Why your mood can dictate your style How grief shows up in your body Ways to connect with loved ones after they’re gone How nature heals sadness 5 surprisingly helpful ways to deal with uncertainty And how to feel grief through all five senses This episode was part of my personal Stages of Grief before we even broke down the classic five. If you’re shopping sad, crying in the garden, or trying to parent yourself—you’re not alone. 🖤 I hope these tender episodes help you heal as a part of the new Dying Laughing journey. "Where do we go when we die?" Email your opinion @ [email protected] Eulogy By A Physicist: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675953 Fxckin ridiculous grief quiz: https://www.psycom.net/complicated-grief-quiz For more grief support check out this article: https://nickwignall.com/grief/ Stages of grief: https://www.verywellmind.com/five-stages-of-grief-4175361 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Spotify playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQπ=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 EMAIL: [email protected] Outro music: Breathe by Two Person Sex Cult FOR MORE FUN IN YOUR LIFE...FOLLOW JESSIMAE! SUBSCRIBE TO THE DYING LAUGHING POD: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://found.ee/DyingLaughing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT THE FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SEE JESSIMAE LIVE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CHECK OUT JESSIMAE’S WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://found.ee/Jessimae⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW JESSIMAE ON IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://found.ee/InstaJess⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BOOK A CAMEO: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://found.ee/cameo-with-jessimae⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, grief gang. Welcome to Dying Laughing with Jesse May. I'm your host. It's Jesse May. Before we jump in, I just wanted to give you some context about today's episode. The episode you are about to hear was recorded back in 2020, December of 2020 to be exact, just a few weeks after my mom passed away. It's a part of what I called my grief survival guide
0:22.0	miniseries on my previous podcast, Sharp Tongue, where I tried to process everything in real
0:27.5	time with humor and honesty and sometimes and almost always complete and utter chaos.
0:33.4	This one's called sadness and shopping. It's my version of a stage of grief, and you'll hear me talk about what it felt like to suddenly
0:40.3	become an adult orphan, and the panic and uncertainty that comes with that.
0:45.5	Also, how loss can transform you in ways you don't expect.
0:49.3	I also get into how mood can dictate your style and how nature is a really great coping mechanism and how grief
0:56.4	shows up through all five of our senses. And a few ways I managed uncertainty when everything
1:02.3	fell out of control. Actually, I found a list from my mom. You can say my mother helped me from the other
1:08.1	side. It's raw, it's messy, and it's absolutely real.
1:13.4	It's a reminder that grief doesn't always come with answers.
1:16.9	Sometimes it comes with a shopping cart full of candles from T.J. Max.
1:21.7	All right, let's get into this episode.
1:41.2	The We're here. I'm an orphan. I didn't realize that fun wasn't on the 2020 menu, but oran is.
1:46.6	I'm already laughing at myself.
1:50.1	You got to admit, that's pretty good.
1:52.1	Fun isn't on the menu, but orphan is.
1:54.1	And I am an orphan.
1:56.5	My sister and I are both orphans now.
1:57.8	It's super strange.
2:06.3	It's a weird existence when the people who created you are no longer with you.
2:15.8	Well, that point can be argued, of course, physically, no longer with you. Although I swear, I sometimes smell my mom's farts and they're very distinguishable.
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