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Hello! We are behind... very behind. Our mental health has been suffering recently due to medical stuff (Alina) and an interminable series of high holidays (Judith), but what is a Monday morning without a new episode of As Long As I'm Living podcast!?

Please enjoy some audio that we've held onto from past interviews for just such an occasion. In this episode, you'll hear the following:

• Jenn Su (Aeron's mom) talking about how most of the things people say to an early griever intending to provide comfort don't really land the way they're expecting.


• Katie Joy Duke (Poppy's mom) talking about her experience with compounding trauma after a recent cancer diagnosis. 


• Emy Collins (Bash's mom) talking about how making room for grief gets harder the further away you get from your loss. 


• The Sad Dads (Rob, Lila's Dad; Chris, Izzy's Dad; and Jay, Bella's Dad) joking about one of the most ridiculous questions people of child-bearing years face -- "Are you trying?" -- which of course particularly painful if you're facing infertility or have experienced a loss. 

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Things we talk about in this episode:

- Answers and Questions | As Long As I'm Living

- Nora McInerny (@noraborealis) and Terrible, Thanks For Asking (@ttfapodcast)

- Bad Vibes Only and Nora's other books

- Sad Nora and the Secret Baby | Terrible, Thanks for Asking

- Aeron's Foundation website and Instagram

- I Can't Imagine | ALAIL

- There Is No Moving On, an Interview with Jennifer Su, Aeron's Mom | ALAIL

- Still Breathing book, Katie Joy Duke (@katiejoyduke)

- Still Breathing, an Interview with Katie Joy Duke | ALAIL

- Empty Arms website

- Empty Arms, an Interview with Carol McMurrich | ALAIL

- TFMR is Baby Loss, an Interview with Hadley's Mom Jill | ALAIL

- Calamity, an Interview about Race and Infant Loss with Emy Collins, Bash's Mom | ALAIL

- Sad Dads Club website

- The Sad Dads Club | ALAIL

- Father's Day Wishes from the Sad Dads | ALAIL