In this deeply moving conversation, Danny Leslie joins Matt to talk about love, loss, solo parenting, and the ways grief changes shape over time.

Danny reflects on the long road of Raf’s cancer, the heartbreak of becoming the one who had to carry impossible news, and what it has looked like to raise their daughters while keeping her presence alive in everyday family rhythm. He shares how writing, walking with a weighted vest, and choosing to “participate with grief” helped him move from hiding in pain to carrying it in a more honest way.

This episode also explores Danny’s book, Thank You, Cancer, a project that brings Raf’s own words into the story so her voice still speaks. Along the way, Matt and Danny talk about anticipatory grief, movement as healing, parenting kids through loss without pretending, and the strange but real shift when grief’s color begins to change.

Danny's Book Is Here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/thank-you-cancer-a-story-of-love-loss-hope-danny-lesslie/5c56725a213acdc6?ean=9798895140369&next=t&aid=120456&listref=guests-of-the-podcast-solo-dad-life

This is a conversation about brutal loss, fierce love, and the quiet ways healing begins — not by getting over someone, but by learning how to carry them with you.

Ready for more than just listening? Explore the CLIMB framework and support options at https://solodad.life/