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**Episode Description:**

This week's episode is a heavy one, so please take care of yourself first and listen when you're in the right headspace. I'm sharing the story of my pawpaw, Robert Wayne Wisdom. From quiet mornings on the porch with Folgers coffee and binoculars, to summers spent on a go-kart and sneaking off to Sonic and Tractor Supply Co., to the four years after his stroke and the night we lost him in 2020. I talk about the guilt that followed, the signs he still sends me (blue jays, lottery tickets, etc), and what I've learned about riding the waves of grief instead of fighting them. Plus, a CoStar reading that hit a little too close to home.

**In this episode:**

- 🎙️ New segment announcements: **Smoke & Mirrors** (breaking down current events) & **Baddies & Bookmarks** (book club episodes)
- 💔 The morning coffee ritual that became everything
- 🏎️ Go-karts, cherry limeades, and old-timey candy
- ✍️ My pawpaw the published author
- 🧠 His 2016 stroke and the four years that followed
- 🕊️ The night he passed — June 9, 2020
- 💭 Letting go of guilt
- 🐦 The signs he still shows up
- 🌊 Riding the wave — my honest thoughts on grief

**Robert Wayne Wisdom's Books:**

- *Little Eve's Pop-Shop* — [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1410765911)
- *Cactus and Cashmere* — [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1410765903)

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**Resources:**

If you're grieving and need someone to talk to, you're not alone. Crisis Text Line offers free, 24/7 support from a trained crisis counselor. Text HOME to 741741 or visit their grief resources page: [Crisistextline](https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/grief-mental-health-resources/)

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