In the very first solo episode of Oh, Good Grief!, host Taylor Parise opens up about one of the stranger and more complicated parts of grief: dating after losing a parent. From awkward conversations to overthinking when and how to share such a huge part of her life, Taylor reflects on the emotional weight that grief can bring into new relationships.

She talks about how losing someone so significant can take up constant brain space, even in moments that are supposed to feel exciting or lighthearted. Taylor also explores the guilt and hesitation that can come with telling someone new about your loss — and the fear of placing something so heavy onto a person you’re still getting to know.

This episode dives into the complicated intersection of grief, intimacy, and connection, and what it’s like trying to build relationships while carrying such a life-altering loss with you every day.

New episodes drop weekly. You can find Oh, Good Grief! on Apple Podcasts, and on Instagram @oh_goodgriefpodcast

In this deeply personal episode, host Taylor Parise sits down with her friend Makela Sorney for a conversation about the long-term reality of loss and how grief continues to evolve over time. Makela lost her dad when she was 18, and because the two were not on speaking terms when he passed, her grief has also been shaped by guilt, unresolved emotions, and complicated feelings that don’t always get talked about openly.

Together, Taylor and Makela discuss what it’s like to carry grief years later, the ways it can unexpectedly resurface, and how loss can change your relationships, identity, and outlook on life. They also touch on spirituality after loss, signs from loved ones, and Makela’s belief that her dad has shown up for her more in death than he did while he was alive.

Reflective with sprinkled with humor throughout, this conversation explores the complicated side of grief — the parts that are messy, ongoing, and impossible to tie up neatly.

New episodes drop weekly. You can find Oh, Good Grief! on Apple Podcasts, and on Instagram @oh_goodgriefpodcast

In this week's episode, host Taylor Parise is joined by her friend Caitlin Wheeland for a conversation about navigating friendship through and the strange ways loss can continue to show up years later.

Both Taylor and Caitlin lost their moms in their early twenties, but Caitlin experienced that loss a decade earlier — making her a source of comfort and dark humor when Taylor began navigating her own grief. Together, they talk about how grief can reshape your identity and the unexpected triggers that can catch you off guard when you least expect it.

Following their honest conversation, paired with just the right amount of inappropriate humor, Caitlin shares her favorite, and final, memory with her mom, while Taylor talks about a recent run-in with a professor who was wearing her mom's... lets call it "death dress."

New episodes drop weekly. You can find Oh, Good Grief! on Apple Podcasts, and on Instagram @oh_goodgriefpodcast