Introducing: Worst Club Ever (A Child Loss Podcast)

Welcome to the Worst Club Ever - the club of people who have lost a child. Join bereaved mom and licensed psychotherapist Allie Kramer as she sets out to rebuild her life after the loss of her 4-year-old son to brain cancer. She'll be talking to experts in grief, trauma, medicine, and of course, other bereaved parents, trying to figure out how to tend to our wounded hearts and find a way forward.

First episode coming soon. Wherever you are in your grief, let's navigate it together.

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Transcript

Welcome to the Worst Club Ever - the club of people who have lost a child. I am really glad you found us, and I am so sorry you're here. I'm Allie Kramer, I'm a psychotherapist and a bereaved mom myself - though I'm actually new to this club. M son, Theo, died of a brain tumor six months ago. His diagnosis came out of nowhere at age three and completely leveled us to the ground. We were told his cancer had no long term survivors and that we likely had less than a year left with him. He died nine months later, on his fourth birthday, of all days. I know. Brutal. 

During his illness, I found myself frantically searching for guidance on how to navigate what was coming. How would I survive this? How could I go on mothering my other child? Would my marriage survive? Was my life ruined? I was desperate to hear from other parents who had lost a child and had somehow managed to pick up the pieces of their lives and really live again, because I needed proof that I could do that too.

Since my son's death, I am still here, though my life looks so, so different than I ever thought it would. Every day, I walk around carrying this enormous, invisible weight that most people, thankfully, will never have to carry. 

But my guess is, if you're here, you're also carrying this weight. And maybe, like me, you're looking for people to carry it with you. Looking for spaces to talk and hear about this thing that no one wants to talk about.  Or maybe you just need someone to tell you that you can survive this too.  So that's why I'm making this podcast. If we're all just stumbling around trying to grieve and heal, we may as well stumble around together, right? 

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, family member, friend, or anyone wanting to better understand this experience that so many people call “unimaginable,” I hope this podcast can help you too. I'll be talking to experts in grief, trauma, medicine, and of course, other parents whose children have passed away. I really hope you'll join me, wherever you are in your grief process. Welcome to the club.