Concetta Abbate is a composer, violinist, and death doula out of New York. She lost one of her closest friends, Rebecca, in her late twenties. While there are often unanswered questions surrounding death, the uncertainty surrounding Rebecca’s death has been a pervasive part of Concetta’s grief. In this episode, we get to ask if the circumstances of one's death affect how we grieve and how we understand violence in the face of severe mental illness. We also get the unique opportunity to contrast a composition Concetta created for Rebecca shortly after her death with Concetta’s voicemail, recorded nearly a decade later.

Content Warning: The episode contains conversation about death, mental illness, and suicide.

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Living your Dying by Stanley Keleman

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Jacki Green unexpectedly lost her father to suicide when she was 18 years old, just a few weeks before starting college in a new state. Her father's death came as a surprise to not only Jacki's family but to the whole community. As a public figure, Jacki's father's death was highly publicized and Jacki found herself with information she never wanted to know. Now, four years later, Jacki is graduating college and looking back at what this grief taught her during these formative years.

Content Warning: this episode discusses death by suicide.

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Nathan Fry lost his father two years ago when he was 28 from complications following a heart attack. This was not Nathan's first or only sudden death, but his grief unlocked his understanding of his past and allowed him to create a more accurate narrative of his childhood and the neglect he endured.

Referenced Text:
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by Walt Witman
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks

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