The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories is a sacred space for the real, raw, and remarkable stories of love—especially the ones we don’t often tell. Here, we honor the beauty and complexity of relationships, not just through the lens of romance, but in all its forms: from spouses and friends to siblings and children.
Each episode captures the full spectrum of love—its tenderness, its trials, and even its annoyances—while giving voice to the truths that are often left unsaid after loss. Because when someone dies, we tend to speak only in reverent whispers, forgetting the funny, frustrating, and deeply human moments that made them unforgettable.
This podcast is a chronicle of connection, a place to preserve memories, and a gentle guide on the journey back to joy after heartbreak. Whether you’re newly grieving or years into life after loss, The Lost Love Stories invites you to feel, to remember, and to heal—one story at a time.
The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories with Sam & His Dad Scott: Curiosity, Loss, and Becoming the Man He Raised
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Some people shape who we are in ways we don’t fully understand… until they’re gone.
In this episode of The Lost Love Stories, I sit down with Sam to talk about his dad, Scott—a man defined by curiosity, humility, and a deep desire to understand the world around him.
He was the kind of person who would spend hours researching something just because it sparked his interest… and then turn around and share it with the people he loved.
A lifelong learner.
A quiet teacher.
And a dad who led by example in ways that stuck.
Sam was just 18—away at college—when everything changed.
A sudden accident.
A phone full of missed calls.
And a moment that split his life into before and after.
What follows is a conversation about what it looks like to grieve while the world keeps moving.
To go back to college.
To try to fit in.
To survive something you haven’t even begun to process.
Sam shares:
- The numbness that comes with sudden loss
- How distraction can delay healing
- The friendships that showed up—and the ones that didn’t
- And the long road of learning how to feel again
But what makes this episode so powerful… is what comes next.
Because years later, Sam began to recognize something:
His dad didn’t just leave memories behind.
He left pieces of himself.
In the way Sam shows up for others.
In the way he asks questions.
In the way he lives.
And in a promise he made at just 18 years old:
To never stop learning, growing, and becoming the man his dad believed he could be.
This episode is about grief.
But it’s also about identity.
Legacy.
And the quiet ways the people we love continue to shape who we become.
Watch the YouTube episode: https://youtu.be/JDuExG5k2yM
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