The Partnership Podcast Grief, Relief, and the Complexity of Losing a Parent
⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of attempted suicide, verbal abuse, and non-consensual labor. Please listen with care.
In this deeply somber and storytelling episode of The Partnership Podcast, Trey opens up about the recent death of his mother and the complicated emotions that have surfaced in its wake. He shares raw stories of his childhood—verbal abuse, forced labor, and the endurance it took to survive—and how those patterns shaped his adulthood.
For the first time, Trey reflects openly on the relief he feels with his mother’s passing, and the heavy mix of grief, pain, and even freedom that comes with the loss of someone who caused harm. He tells the full story of how their relationship unraveled, the anger and resentment he felt during their reconnections, and why they hadn’t spoken in years.
Midway through the episode, Trey recounts a difficult memory of his mother’s attempted suicide and the service he was forced to provide as a child in its aftermath. This story is shared with tenderness but may be activating for some listeners.
Lauren reflects on how the children inside all of us are still longing for parents to do their own healing work and offer unconditional love. Together, Trey and Lauren explore the messy, contradictory realities of grief: sadness, anger, longing, and relief.
This is not an easy episode, but it’s an honest one.
If you’d like support in navigating your partner’s grief, or if you are carrying grief of your own, you can request a free 15-minute consult with Lauren at: www.sexedforyou.com/freeconsult.
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