In this week’s episode of Ghosted, I sit down with Mac, who lost her wife, Megan, suddenly at just 28 years old. Mac shares what it means to become a young widow overnight. Navigating shock, sudden loss, and a kind of grief that feels isolating in its specificity.
We talk about the complexities of grieving as a gay spouse, the subtle and not-so-subtle homophobia that can surface in loss, and how systems and social norms don’t always know what to do with queer love. Mac reflects on who Megan was, what she taught her about courage, softness, and living fully, and how she carries Megan forward every single day.
This episode is about young love, sudden loss, queer grief, and the ways we keep the people we love alive in how we move through the world.
