Oh, Good Grief!

In the very first solo episode of Oh, Good Grief!, host Taylor Parise opens up about one of the stranger and more complicated parts of grief: dating after losing a parent. From awkward conversations to overthinking when and how to share such a huge part of her life, Taylor reflects on the emotional weight that grief can bring into new relationships. She talks about how losing someone so significan...

In this deeply personal episode, host Taylor Parise sits down with her friend Makela Sorney for a conversation about the long-term reality of loss and how grief continues to evolve over time. Makela lost her dad when she was 18, and because the two were not on speaking terms when he passed, her grief has also been shaped by guilt, unresolved emotions, and complicated feelings that don’t always get...

In this week's episode, host Taylor Parise is joined by her friend Caitlin Wheeland for a conversation about navigating friendship through and the strange ways loss can continue to show up years later.  Both Taylor and Caitlin lost their moms in their early twenties, but Caitlin experienced that loss a decade earlier — making her a source of comfort and dark humor when Taylor began navigating...

In this honest episode, host Taylor Parise is joined by her sister, Amber Howard, for a conversation that blends grief, humor and real-life perspective. Despite their 18-year age gap, the two share a deep bond shaped by the experience of losing their mom to cancer and the very different ways they’ve navigated that loss. Together, they unpack the well-meaning but often unhelpful things people say w...

Welcome to Oh, Good Grief! I’m your host, Taylor Parise — and we’re talking about the stuff people avoid: grief, devastation, and death… but in an honest and sometimes unavoidably hilarious way. I’ll be joined by fellow members of the “dead parent club” as we unpack topics like what not to say to grieving friends (hint: “RIP” isn’t enough) and what it’s like to date while grieving — because it&apo...