Our Dead Dads

About Our Dead Dads

Grief Is Not A Dirty Word is a weekly podcast that brings honest, real-world conversations about grief, loss, trauma, healing, and mental health into the light. Hosted by Nick Gaylord, the show creates a safe, compassionate space for anyone navigating the complicated emotions that come with losing a parent, partner, child, friend, relationship, or former version of themselves. Originally launched as Our Dead Dads, the podcast has evolved into a broader mission: to normalize grief and break the stigma around talking about it. Nick explores every corner of the grieving experience — from anticipatory grief and sudden loss to complicated family dynamics, unresolved anger, identity shifts, and the invisible pain people carry long after the world assumes they’re “fine.” Each episode features powerful, unfiltered stories from guests who have lived through loss and rebuilt their lives in deeply personal ways. Through conversations centered on resilience, vulnerability, courage, and connection, the podcast helps listeners understand that grief isn’t something to hide — it’s something that deserves space, honesty, and community. Whether your grief is fresh or decades old, whether it’s tied to death or to a different kind of ending, this show will help you feel seen, supported, and less alone. If you’re looking for meaningful discussions about healing, emotional wellbeing, and the human experience — you’re in the right place. New episodes every Tuesday. Listen on all major podcast platforms or at griefisnotadirtyword.com. Grief Is Not A Dirty Word — because every story matters, every emotion belongs, and healing begins when we speak the truth.

Publisher

Nick Gaylord

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Apr 2024

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 of 129 episodes have a transcript.

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   27 Oct 2026

   Technology Treats the Disease, Humanity Heals the Patient with Dr. Alan Cohen - Episode 103

   WHO THIS EPISODE HELPS: Anyone navigating grief, loss or a serious diagnosis, supporting someone through uncertainty or searching for the right words when there may not be any. WHAT LISTENERS WILL GET: A thoughtful conversation about grief support, hope and the power of human connection, with practical perspective on how to show up when you can’t make everything better. DESCRIPTION: What do you do when someone you love is facing a diagnosis you can’t fix? In this episode of Grief Is Not A Dir...

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   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Sexual Assault and the Grief We Ignore: Finding Support and Healing with Lindsey Gumz - Episode 102

   Host Dr. Ashley M. Smith interviews sexual assault survivor and advocate Lindsey Gumz about navigating grief after abuse and finding pathways to healing.

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   13 Oct 2026

   Parental Loss and Caregiver Grief: When You Finally Stop Holding It All with Aimee Suyko - Episode 101

   Host Nick Gaylord interviews Aimee Suyko about navigating profound grief after losing both parents and the complexities of caregiving.

Inside a recent episode

Sexual Assault and the Grief We Ignore: Finding Support and Healing with Lindsey Gumz - Episode 102

Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think that's kind of an example of the box lid starting to open. Yeah. I was really, just having a lot of anxiety and I don't know if it had to do with my work at the time because I have worked in some pretty intense social work situations. So probably just secondary trauma or something and it just kept coming and it was around Christmas time and my granny was here and I was just stressed and I kept thinking about the rape. I don't know why. And my family was just kind of like, why are you like, what's going on? And I just was like, I was raped when I was 17. I mean, it just came out in the middle of me having kind of a panic attack for I don't even know what reason. […]

Who has been a guest on Our Dead Dads

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lindsey Gumz
• Aimee Suyko
• Alexis Doss
• Roger Nairn
• Karen Danlovich

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,566

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

61 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

91

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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