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Podcast: DEAD Talks
Episode: Grief, Family Abandonment, and Losing a Father (#45)
Description: Grief doesnβt just come from death β it can come from abandonment. In this episode of DEAD Talks, we explore the pain of family abandonment, the heartbreak of losing a father, and how grief from both shaped the life of Van Thu Nguyen. She shares her powerful story of being abandoned by her family while learning her father was dying, and how she faced the complex emotions of mourning both loss and betrayal.Van also opens up about the death of her first love, comparing how the grief of losing a partner differs from losing a parent. Her...