The Importance of Grief

An incredibly important conversation about abortion, women’s freedom and how men can support.

Nominated for a Best Podcast Episode Webby - vote here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2023/podcasts/features/best-individual-episode

In this powerful episode, Grey's Anatomy's Giacomo Gianniotti reveals his personal journey with his wife, Nichole, through the heartbreak of losing their unborn child (2:25). Emphasizing the critical need for open discussions on abortion and women's bodily autonomy (10:58), Giacomo shares intimate insights into his family's experience with miscarriages and the vital medical intervention Nichole required. He urges male listeners to actively champion women's rights and equality (21:50).

Timecodes: 

0:00  Giacomo’s family’s miscarriage while trying to become parents

7:03 The traumas and grief of medical abortion

10:58 Men supporting bodily autonomy

18:25 Abortion isn’t a bad word

21:50 Dispelling the myth of abortion as birth control

33:25: A call for unity in woman’s rights

39:02: Men need a space to grieve too

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About Giacomo Gianniotti: 

Giacomo Gianniotti is an actor, writer, director, and philanthropist most known for his role as Dr. Andrew Deluca on Grey's Anatomy. His film credits include LUCA, the Jesse Owens biopic RACE, and ACQUAINTED, which he also co-produced. Gianniotti is currently the lead Global Brand Ambassador for Nobis.

Quotes:

"Men need to speak up." - Giacomo Gianniotti 

"Even though my suffering can't be compared to my wife's suffering, I still suffered." - Giacomo Gianniotti 

“We are organizing ourselves by what we are against instead of what we are for.” - Justin Baldoni

“If men could have abortions there’d be one at every gas station..Men need to hear more men that have been a part of abortions] speak up.” - Justin Baldoni

“This is not radical. We don’t want more rights, we just want the same rights that were gained 50/60 years ago when women couldn’t own a credit card...” - Liz Plank

“I don’t believe that we [society] take care of men who go through what you just went through.” - Justin Baldoni

Giacomo's Social Links: 

IG: instagram.com/giacomo_gianniotti

Twitter: twitter.com/giacomokg

Man Enough book: https://manenough.com/books

Boys Will Be Human book: https://boyswillbehuman.com 

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Executive Producers: Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Tarah Malhotra-Feinberg, Marc Pritchard, Anna Saalfeld, Chris Corcoran

Producer: Kayla Nicholson

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