Damn Mom, Really?

Thando was born in Zimbabwe and was only 3 months on when her mother, aged 22, passed away with little explanation. We taped this tearful episode on Mohter's Day which was a first for both of us in different ways. For me, it was my first mothers day without my mother and for her, it was the first time she wished a happy mothers day to hers. Because Thando was only 3 months when her mother pass...

Kevin was 46 when he lost his mom but still has yet to grieve her due to the fear of what that looks like. It's been 10 years without his mother and best friend earth side and while he's been avoidant of the inevitable, he knows it's coming. Ironically, he's spent a lot of time mourning other things and other peoples moms and trauma. By reading this, you may think that Kevin might...

Lexi was 24 years old when her mom passed away and has been trying to make sense of life ever since. In this episode of DMR, Lexi discusses what it was like to find her sense of self outside of her mom which is something I relate to so well. People like Lexi and myself, grew up with such a close relationship with our mothers that it really felt like there was no one else in the world most of the t...

Becka was only 16 years old when she lost her mom which is why it makes sense that she had a delayed grief that knocked her in the head after long bouts of excessive partying, drinking and not caring about how her actions effected other people. In this episode of DMR she talks about how not having her mom further exacerbated her feelings of not being wanted that began as a result of an absent fath...

In this emotional and morbidly hilarious episode of DMR, we get to meet Emma who lost her mother at the age of 12 due to complications following years of alcohol addiction. Throughout her life, Emma has heard comments about how much like her mom she is, but unfortunately, she cannot identify them herself due to the nature of their relationship while her mom was earthside. Emma considered the time...

This episode of Damn Mom, Really? is special and the first of it's kind for several different reasons. For the first time, we have 2 guests on the show at the same time. Asya, who is 27 and Autumn who is 14 stopped by to share their story of a grief that is extremely recent as their mom only transitioned 6 months ago... Autumn is currently the youngest guest to be featured on the show and alth...

On this extremely prolific episode of DMR, Curtis and I spend a lot of time talking about spirituality and its' relation to grief ... and for the first time, I share a bit of my story as well about how God informed me I was going to lose my mom (and I didn't believe it) If you believe in creating altars, finding signs and being able to identify our transitioned loved ones when they connect...

Jimmy was on the precipice of adulthood when he lost his mom, Ms. Colleen, and his story goes to show just how quickly things can change. Ms. Colleen fell ill in the beginning of March of 2017 and by the end of the month, she had unfortunately transitioned. During our conversation on this episode of DMR, Jimmy shares what it was like understanding his mothers prognosis, (due to his career) and how...

On this episode of Damn Mom, Really?, our guest Sunny Morgan gets vulnerable while discussing her late mother, Angie, who passed when Sunny was only 12 years old due to complications following years of drugs use. As a teenager, Sunny found it hard to connect with people both inside and outside of her family because of the trauma she endured as a child. She also talks about how grief has forced her...

This weeks episode of DMR is a first because our guest Nichole, speaks from the standpoint of grieving a mother that is still living. Ever since Nichole can remember, her and her mother have been estranged. In recent years, Nichole has made attempts at developing their relationship, but believes it'll take some time to get there. This episode is unique because grief is about more than death. How d...

This installment of DMR features host, producer and mentor Tiana Heath aka Ms. Tee Talk! Tiana and I had such a great conversation about her mom, Mattie and my mother, Danette and how we've continued on since the loss of our mothers. The poignancy of the conversation is refreshing, necessary and quite literally life changing. It's been a year since Ms. Maddie's transition and Tiana has gained so m...

My second episode of DMR features my younger brother, George Reid III talking about his grief, and it was interesting because I felt like it was one of the first times we really sat down and talked about how he felt about losing our mom and how it changed his individual perspective of life... Similarly, I was surprised to hear his experience with grief isn't much different than mine. At the ripe o...

Welcome to DMR, this inaugural episode features my mom mom on her birthday! On this episode of DMR, I have a conversation with my grandmother who lost her mom over 40 years ago and is still dealing with the grief of her mother... One of the most pertinent parts of the conversation comes at the end when she shares that "nobody had asked her how she felt" until this conversation which is how so many...