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Unparented

Robert DelFave

What happens after you lose a parent and life keeps moving? Unparented follows grief into relationships, parenting, work, milestones, and the questions that surface years later. I’m Robert. My dad died when I was 14 and my mom when I was 26. Through personal stories, research, and guest conversations, we examine what parent loss leaves us carrying, how it changes with us, and what support can still change.

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25 episodes

  1. When the Answer Comes 30 Years Later with Ingrid Turner 1:03:27
  2. Who Takes Care of the Parent Who Has to Keep Parenting? 13:03
  3. Your Teen Lost a Parent. What Do They Need From You Now? 16:46
  4. From the Carried Forward Archive: From Carrying Pain to Carrying Wisdom w/ Rebecca Gaeta 46:45
  5. Can Your Relationship With a Parent Continue After They Die? with Alana Michaels 37:34
  6. What “It Is What It Is” Was Hiding 19:09
  7. Who remembers your childhood when your parents are gone? 21:39
  8. I'm functioning. Why do I still feel like I need help? 16:31
  9. I Have a Family of My Own, but I Still Want My Parents 16:45
  10. Ten Years of Running 17:35
  11. The Dark House Within: Rebuilding Your Identity After It Fractures 1:11:13
  12. When We Start Laughing, We Start Healing 1:10:18
  13. I'm Sick of Grief Taking So Much Away From Me 1:02:07
  14. Caring for the Parent Who Never Cared 1:04:58
  15. What Happens When You Lose the People Who Made You? 1:03:16
  16. Next Level Grief: Turning Pain into Purpose with Alan Lazaros 45:35
  17. A Surfers Mindset: A Lesson for Life and Grief with Angie Hawkins 1:31:31
  18. Learning to Grieve After Losing a Mom | Lisa’s Story 1:29:04
  19. A Father’s Story of Love and Loss | Sean Foster on Grief 1:14:04
  20. Grief Is Love With Nowhere to Go | Zulma “The Swearing Therapist” Williams 1:46:48
  21. Losing Both Parents Before 30 | Becka’s Story of Grief, Identity, and Resilience 1:35:57
  22. How We Grieve | Therapist Lydia Lomahan on Loss, Trauma, and Healing 47:21
  23. Adoption, Loss, and Searching for Identity | John’s Story of Losing a Parent 54:41
  24. Parenting After Losing a Parent | Grief, Childhood Trauma, and Raising My Kids Differently 19:27
  25. Losing My Parents Young | Grief, Loneliness, and Finding a Way Forward 22:00