Who remembers your childhood when your parents are gone?
A photograph you cannot explain. A question from your child. A small detail about your own life that only your mother or father would have known.In this episode of Unparented, Robert DelFave explores ...
28 Sep 21min
I'm functioning. Why do I still feel like I need help?
You organize the family gathering, check on everyone else, and show up when you're needed. But when someone asks what you need, you aren't sure how to answer.In this episode of Unparented, Robert DelF...
21 Sep 16min
I Have a Family of My Own, but I Still Want My Parents
Having a spouse, children, and a family of your own does not remove the desire to call your parents.In this solo episode, Robert reflects on losing his father at fourteen and his mother at twenty-six....
13 Sep 16min
Ten Years of Running
Ten years. That's how long I stayed away from Rochester, the place where I grew up, where my parents died, where my grandparents finished raising me after everything fell apart. I told myself there wa...
6 Feb 17min
The Dark House Within: Rebuilding Your Identity After It Fractures
This week, I'm talking with Liam J. Wakefield, a psychotherapist, counseling lecturer, and former British Army soldier who's built his entire practice around a question most of us avoid: what happens ...
26 Jan 1h 11min
When We Start Laughing, We Start Healing
This week, I'm sitting down with Erica Richmond, a writer, grief guide, and founder of Open Sky Stories. Erica lost her ex-husband to suicide when their kids were just seven and ten. Eleven years late...
8 Jan 1h 10min
I'm Sick of Grief Taking So Much Away From Me
This week, I'm sitting down with Sylvia Wolfer, a grief-informed practitioner who has experienced loss on a level that's hard to wrap your head around. She lost her father at seven. Her younger brothe...
18 Des 20251h 2min
Caring for the Parent Who Never Cared
This week, I'm sitting down with Arnold, a former corporate executive turned brain fitness coach, to talk about what it means to grow up in a home where love wasn't really on the table. His father was...
6 Des 20251h 4min
