The Dead Parents Club

Happy Halloween! Tim and Nora share personal scary stories, while reading actual scary stories! Just a fun little spooky episode.  Twitter: @parents_dead

TW: Child abuse, death, trauma. In the season 2 finale, Tim and Nora play 20 Questions with one another to get to know each other even more than they do, and invite the listeners to get to know them too! Starts off pretty intensely, but hang on for the ride and wrap up the season with some belly laughs, and shocking reveals. Follow us on Twitter: @parents_dead Leave us a review and engage with us!

TW: Death, mental health, cancer, suicide, bodily conversations, pandemic burnout. Continuing their conversation about advocating for yourself, Nora, Tim, and guest Gabby all share their feelings towards pandemic fatigue. Nora and Gabby share great advice on how to handle doctor visits, and making sure your voice is heard, and you are seen.  Follow us on Twitter @parents_dead If you like our podca...

TW: Death, mental health, cancer, bodily conversations. Wanna know one of the hardest parts of having no parents? Having to make your own doctors appointments! In this episode, Tim's dear friend Gabby returns to the podcast to talk with Tim and Nora about advocating for your own health. If you don't advocate for your own well-being then who will? It's tough to sometimes be taken seriously, or even...

TW: Death, divorce, abuse, trauma, religion. Awhile back, Tim sat down with his "sister" to talk about the divorce they endured at their childhood home. Nora shares her take on what Tim and his sister discussed and provides feedback from a parent's perspective. Divorce is ugly, and is like a death, but what goes on behind the scenes during such a tumultuous time?  Follow us on Twitter @parents_dea...

TW: Death, abuse, trauma, self-harm. Is there such thing as good grief? Tim laments over the past year of losses and how he's trying to navigate the minefield of emotions that cloud his everyday. Nora shares relatable pandemic-related stressors that have had her brain in a fog as well. The two explore the idea of grief, and how it may look different for everyone, depending on what you're grieving....

TW: Sexual content, abuse, death, trauma, eating disorders. Nora and Tim continue sharing stories and quirks from their listeners, about the things our parents did/do that piss us off. While telling each story, the discussion opened up, pointing out more similarities in how we all have dealt with trauma. Tim asks some hard questions, and makes some bold statements that Nora helps make sense of.  T...

TW: Death, abuse, eating disorders, verbal assault, trauma.  Nora and Tim asked, and you all delivered. In this two-part arc, your favorite duo is sharing the things our parents did, and do, alive or dead, that piss us off and make us shake our damn heads. Some of these are really funny, some are really sad. Some are creepy, too. Listeners sent so many stories to Tim and Nora, and it opened the co...

TW: Death, abuse, miscarriage, animal death, blood/bodily discussions, divorce, loss.  Tim & Nora talk about the non-traditional losses we all endure. Tim gets candid about his dog’s death, and Nora opens up about her past, which will resonate with so many.  Twitter: @parents_dead

TW: Covid, death, suicide, funerals, abortion, family drama. Sometimes life hits us harder than we expect, when we least expect it. Tim and Nora break down the near unbelievable trauma and drama they've been enduring towards the end of 2021. Nora explains her ugly cry, and Tim gets some jaw-dropping news that leaves him asking, "what if?"  Engage with Tim and Nora on Twitter @parents_dead Please r...

TW: Death, hoarding, death anniversaries, abuse. WELCOME BACK! In the season premiere of The Dead Parents Club, Tim and Nora share about their summer, and what closure looks like! Catch up with your favorite tourguides to trauma and have a laugh. This opening episode isn't as intense as some past episodes, so sit back, relax, and get ready to dig deep into the graves of a familial trauma and drama...

Enjoy this short episode, highlighting some of the best behind the scenes moments from Tim and Nora's first season!

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed in this episode that may be triggering to some listeners include abuse of all kinds, death, pet death, suicide, health issues, miscarriages, and grief.  In the season finale of the their first season, Tim and Nora are checking their privilege and explaining what it means. They talk about everything from the past nine episodes and flesh out the details on their tho...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics addressed in this episode that may be triggering for some listeners include death, estate management, alcoholism and abuse. Join Tim and Nora as they talk about the boring but important stuff: estate management. They'll be giving juicy pointers about handling a dead loved one's affairs and property and just how long the process can take. Of course, they'll share some shocki...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed throughout the episode that may make some listeners uncomfortable include death, sexuality and expression, suppression, sexual assault, abuse, miscarriages, depression, and cancer.    Tim and Nora finish up their conversation about sex! Still joined by Tim's friend and fellow member of The DPC, they dig deep into the topic of sexual expression and share bizarre ta...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed throughout the episode that may make some listeners uncomfortable include death, sexuality and expression, suppression, sexual assault, abuse, miscarriages, depression, and cancer.  Tim and Nora are talking about sex. That's right! In this two-part episode, Tim and Nora are joined by a longtime friend of Tim's who is also a member of The DPC! They'll be talking ab...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed in this episode that me be triggering for some listeners include death, grief, boundaries, suicide, and PTSD. This week, Nora and Tim recap the past few episodes, responding to listener questions, and advice. They're joined by a social worker who gracefully commentates on what Tim and Nora have discussed thus far. They'll be diagnosing the dysfunction, being as Ti...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics mentioned in this episode that may be triggering for some listeners include suicide, abuse, toxic boundaries and relationships, death, and cancer. This episode is all about the stand-in-parent! A concept that Tim and Nora discuss using anecdotes from their experiences with the good stand-ins and the bad stand-ins. Or as they call them, the Good Witches and the Bad Witches!...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed in this episode that may be unsuitable for all audiences include death, suicide, PTSD, spousal and child abuse, broken relationships, odd smells, gagging noises, boundaries, and bodily related statements.  During this installment of the DPC, Nora and Tim go for a lighthearted satirical route in storytelling. They share comically grim experiences that can only come...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed in this episode that may be unsuitable for all audiences include death, physical, child, mental and sexual abuse, boundaries, and PTSD.  Nora and Tim explore another aspect of the DPC – having living parents who are dead to you, or as they like to call them - the zombie parent. They’re joined by a very special guest who shares their experience with the topic...

TRIGGER WARNING: Topics discussed in this episode that may be unsuitable for all audiences include death, miscarriages, abuse, alcohol abuse, suicide, bio-hazard waste, and some sexual content.   In episode two, Nora and Tim come together to peruse the guest books of their respective parents wakes. Some of these people are a nightmare, and some of them are the embalm. They’ll be shouting out the f...

TRIGGER WARNING: in this episode we discuss suicide, bodily illness, cancer, death of a loved one and abuse.  In this premiere episode of DPC, hosts Tim and Nora welcome listeners to the warped world of navigating parental loss, which extends throughout many episodes but this will just be the tip. Tim and Nora introduce their listeners to themselves via their stories that led them to receiving the...