27. We Were Right at the Glorious Beginning
About the episode:
On today’s episode, my good friend Audrey and I talk about:
The shocking death of her friend in college, after just cracking open the glorious beginning of their friendship
How hard it is to not have anyone to grieve the loss with
The fear of complicating the family members’ grief
How our society doesn't value friendships as much as romantic relationships
TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of suicide comes up in this conversation. Please take care of yourself, and if you or someone you know is experiencing a suicide crisis or mental health-related distress, you can call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 988.
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Listen to “We Were Right at the Glorious Beginning” Deleted Scenes
Quotes:
"It was like that kind of early honeymoon phase of friendship... where we might have stayed up all night talking."
"I don't think anything ever prepares you to lose a friend. I don't think anybody... could prepare anyone to lose someone to suicide."
"I want to remember her like, freaking cracking up when some stupid song came on at the crepe shop, you know?"
“What comes to mind is having been able to connect with the people who knew her... I think maybe having been able to have that would have been really helpful."
"It felt almost like... this massive thing has happened for me. And everybody who knows me is like, 'Oh, I'm really sorry that happened to you.' They had no idea."
"I think we think of friends as like, you have like your family and romantic human. And then tier two is how much you're supposed to feel about your friends."
"I think the more we talk about our emotions, the less they feel so big and scary and weird... This seems to be an area where those stories are for some reason not told the way other ones are. And so I think even in you talking about your story. It's going to help so many people feel like they're just less alone."