Totally Got Out Of Bed

The Final Episode - TGOOB - S02E14

In this, our closing episode, we reflect and look ahead. Thank you for joining us. 

Ana’s Story: Conversations with Family Part 3 - TGOOB S02E13

What do we learn from grief, and what do we wish people knew. Loss to suicide is devastating, and we don't always know how to take care of each other. 5 years is a long time to live with a loss like this. Ana's aunt Tracy and cousins Grace and Ella share what they've learned over time.

Ana’s Story: Conversations with Family Part 2 - TGOOB s02E12

Grieving is individual and personal. Even in one family, each person has a unique relationship with the person who has died, and so each person has a different grief story. In this episode, we learn about how Tracy, Ella, and Grace learned to live with their grief.

Ana’s Story - TGOOB S02E11

Suicide is a cruel assassin that leaves behind countless questions. Ana Plante was 15 when she lost her battle to mental illness. Many friends and family were left devastated by the loss. In this episode, we talk to three of those people: Ana's aunt Tracy Stefan and her cousins Ella and Grace Stefan.

Conversations with Erik’s Friends and Family - Part 3 - TGOOB S02E10

Grief is a long-term condition. In this episode, Keelia, JP, Laurel, and Jillian talk about what the last three years have been like for them and what they've learned about grieving a loss to suicide.

Conversations With Erik’s Loved Ones Part 2 - TGOOB S02E09

Grief impacts all of us, and grieving the loss of a cousin or friend is difficult. In this episode, we hear how some of Erik's friends and family coped in the wake of his death.

Stories from others who love and lost Erik

Suicide does not just affect immediate family. Every loss to suicide impacts the lives of extended family, friends, co-workers, neighbors. Each grief story is different, but they are all important. In the first of a three-part conversation, we hear from Jillian Flom, Laurel Flom, JP Emory, and Keelia Silvis, four of the people who also love and lost Erik.

Our Culture Sucks at Grief TGOOB S02E07

Maybe it’s a United States thing. Maybe it’s a Midwest thing. Maybe it’s just us. But, our culture does not do well with grief. In this episode, Toni and Nora talk about the challenges of grieving in our culture and about what they wish people knew.

TGOOB: What‘s Our Relationship with Grief? S02E06

“You grudge the healing of your grief.” (Pearl, translated by JRR Tolkien) Nora came across this line from a medieval poem a few weeks ago, and it hit her hard. It spoke to how she felt about starting to feel different in her grief. In this episode, Andy, Matt, Toni, and Nora talk about how we relate to grief and how that has changed over time.

TGOOB: Voices of Dads - Part 2 - S02E05

We continue our conversation with Matt and Andy. In this episode, we talk about how our grief has changed over time. We also talk about what we noticed about how we grieved, and grieve, differently from our spouses.