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Jul 1
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58. Giving you grief, loss, and expensiv...

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GOOD GRIEF! It’s the grief episode. Oh, you wanted laughs this season? Well, you’ll still get that, but with a side of tears. In this week’s episode, Alex and Jon answer your questions on grief and all its different phases. They also discuss expensive pool mistakes and Jon using too many condiments, so see! It’s not all sad! They say the only way to get through grief, is to move with it, so hit play and join Alex and Jon on this journey. 


0:00 - Intro

15:24 - How to Support Someone Grieving

35:32 - Comparing Losses

43:53 - How Did You Stay Together?

49:32 - Getting Married Without My Mom

51:55 - I’m Starting to Resent My Friends

58:05 - Different Grieving Processes

01:02:49 - Healing from PTSD

01:06:22 - Being an Influencer and Grief

01:12:02 - Poem Reading

01:12:50 - Recs of the Week


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