Dad

In the final episode of Grief Gratitude & Greatness, Sarah speaks with her father about how he met her mom, their young romance and their lives as immigrants to the United States. Sarah and her Dad also reflect on the importance of family, the difficulties of existing as a Jew in Iraq, stark cultural differences and life continuing after Sarah’s mom’s death.

Trigger Warning: This episode references suicide. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please seek help by dialing 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Grief Gratitude & Greatness is hosted by Sarah Shaoul and is a production of Recursive Delete Audio/Visual in Portland, Oregon.

This episode was produced & edited by Jack Saturn, with additional production by Sarah. The music was by Samantha Jensen.

Grief Gratitude & Greatness is the recipient of a 2020 grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

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Some closing throughts from Sarah:

“Thank you for joining me on this journey to dissolve stigma and inspire others to engage in difficult conversations. I want to thank all of the wonderful people who agreed to speak with me, and trusted Jack and I to share these conversations with you.

Big thanks to Jack Saturn, without whom this project never would have happened.

Thank you to RACC, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, for recognizing the importance of this project, providing us with a grant to complete this final season.

Lastly, and importantly, thank you to all of you who have chosen to listen, write a review and share your stories. I am forever grateful.

While this might be our final episode, I intend to continue to explore grief, and other expressions of our human condition, through writing and more intimate conversations. You can find my work and contact me via griefgratitudegreatness.com and sarahshaoul.com .

It is my hope that you come away from listening to Grief Gratitude & Greatness with the inspiration to drag your own grief out of the closet and release its grip on you by speaking openly about how you feel. Our episodes will continue to be available to listen and to share.

Thank you again for joining me on this journey.”