Untethered to Rooted
Untethered to Rooted
Podcast Description
This podcast is a collection of stories around grief and loss and how it intersects with our identities in ways that shape our healing and ourselves. Hosted by Dana Daugherty, a licensed psychotherapist with extensive experience dealing with grief (both personally and professionally), Untethered to Rooted provides listeners with practical tools for healing. Hear from everyday people how grief shapes their identity and how their identity shapes the way they process grief.
Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute therapy. The views shared by podcast guests are not reflective of the host's.
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The podcast centers around themes of grief, loss, identity, and healing, with episodes exploring diverse experiences such as delayed grief, caregiver challenges, and the impact of chronic illness on loss. Notable episodes include discussions on sibling estrangement, terminal illness, and community care, providing listeners with relatable stories and practical tools for coping with grief.
This podcast is a collection of stories around grief and loss and how it intersects with our identities in ways that shape our healing and ourselves. Hosted by Dana Daugherty, a licensed psychotherapist with extensive experience dealing with grief (both personally and professionally), Untethered to Rooted provides listeners with practical tools for healing. Hear from everyday people how grief shapes their identity and how their identity shapes the way they process grief.
Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute therapy. The views shared by podcast guests are not reflective of the host’s.
In this episode, Dana Daugherty invites her guest Lou-Lou Igbokwe to talk about something some millennials are beginning to face as they move through their 30s and 40s: when their friends and peers die prematurely at a young age. Together we talk about how grieving the loss of friends doesn’t get as much support as grieving family members, the difficulty of processing untimely death because we know a person has so much more life to live, and what it means to keep someone’s memory alive through ritual, story, and connecting with others who are grieving as well.
Born and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey to Nigerian immigrant parents, Lou- Lou Igbokwe has always used the cultural kaleidoscope that colored her world to shape the stories she tells. From reruns of the Mary Tyler Moore Show to the visceral language of Toni Morrison, the common theme of Lou-Lou’s early influences is community. She discovered her love for theater at Dartmouth College, later earning an MFA in Dramatic Writing from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, where she developed her play Iyom during her two years in Singapore. Her writing has since taken her into film and TV, with credits including Starz’s Step Up: High Water, BET’s Bigger, and Netflix’s Bridgerton, as well as short film, Chula, that screened at Palm Springs Film Festival. She’s also, by her own admission, a shameless performer who owns three karaoke microphones.
This conversation is for anyone who’s lost a friend and felt like the world didn’t quite know what to do with that grief, and for anyone trying to figure out how to hold onto the memory of their friend once they’re gone.
You can connect with Lou-Lou on LinkedIn or Instagram @writeonloulou
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Monthly newsletter: https://www.danadaugherty.com/socialnewsletter
Work with Dana: https://www.danadaugherty.com/contact
Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode reflects personal stories and opinions only. The views shared by podcast guests are not reflective of the host’s. This podcast does not constitute therapy. The information shared here does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, and those seeking medical advice should consult with their licensed treating provider.
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