This show is completely beautiful. I started listening not long after my father died of cancer, and had to stop after a few episodes because I was crying too much. Since then, I’ve only been able to listen to a couple episodes at a time before getting overwhelmed and putting it aside for a few months, but it was worth listening to all of them eventually. If you’re not in a good place emotionally, set this podcast aside for a bit, but definitely seek it out when you’re feeling better <3

I was a child when my mom died of cancer and a young mother when I was diagnosed with it myself. This is a gorgeous narrative, produced with such subtle care. It resonated with, and moved me, almost unbearably. Thank you Sophia.

Thank you for sharing your story. My sister, sadly, lost her husband suddenly last year. Your words have encapsulated in so many ways the emotions that I thought were indescribable.

Love. Fear. Grief. Loneliness. Growth. Survival. All exquisitely told. Thank you, Sophie. Thank you so much for sharing your story. The most exquisite podcast I have ever heard. Ever.

As a grown man listening to Sophie Townsend’s story, I was taken back to my own mother’s story, losing her husband (my father) when she was 39 and he 43, left with 3 boys under the age of 10, trying to make her way through grief, motherhood, being alone but not really, figuring out the future. I rarely talked with her about what life was like then for her or for us. I enjoyed the unhurried pace, the slow unraveling of Sophie’s story.

Goodbye To All This is a wonderfully—and painfully—beautiful podcast. I ended it feeling more human than when I started. Do listen.

Content not bad, but delivery sooooo boring & depressing.. Sorry, really wanted to give it a try but can’t anymore - so I capitulate.. Moving on.

While the circumstances of her loss and mine are very different, the grief and dealing with the death are universal and this podcast was very helpful in learning that and remembering that I was not alone.

so beautiful. sophie townsend tells many truths in the most human way possible. i loved listening to her voice and i fell in love with her girls, bear and poppy.

What an honor to listen to Sophie’s journey in grief. So tender, so honest - every episode touched me deeply. Having lost someone special to Covid, I was able to have a good cry listening to, and resonating with this.

Words of such honesty I felt as if Sophie’s ivy tenderly worked their way to a universal place of grief, and as if, in resonance, I too, had vouchsafed my own losses. Tearfully beautiful. Thank you.

Sophie Townsend tells the story of her family’s loss with honesty, clarity, & at times, poetic vividness. I have experienced my own losses, but I learned so much about love and courage from Sophie and her girls.

This series is written with great emotions that are honest. The quality of production is top notch. Would very much recommend. I just wished it would have been released in full at once.

incredibly moving, funny and sharp. the way this show is written and scored has changed how i think about the rules of narrative audio stories. brilliantly captures the mundane and the intricacies of love and loss. i didn’t want it to end! perfect way to close out the year, thank you so much for your story sophie and bravo to the whole team.

Excellent

I came to this podcast from Death, Sex and Money and I’m so grateful for their recommendation. I listened from the start, having to wait a week for each installment, and looked forward to listening every Sunday evening. Today was the last episode and I’m sorry it’s over, but the story was perfectly told. Kudos to the original music as well and all the sound folks. Having lost my 17 year old son to leukemia three years ago, I will add Sophie’s story to my “grief library” - books, passages and stories that express grief better than I ever could & leave me shaking my head in acknowledgement, usually with tears in my eyes. This final episode around minute 19-20, about your loved one never leaving you, is so spot on - I might even make my husband listen to it, painful as it may be. I’m sorry for Sophie’s loss, but so thankful she had the strength and eloquence to tell her story. Thank you Sophie.

Thank you for sharing your story and Russell with us.

So exquisitely done. I rearranged plans to listen to this over a few days as I was so compelled to hear how her story unfolded.

Thank you, Sophie Townsend, for a beautiful and touching life story well told.

I lost my husband this April 2020 just as Covid reared it’s ugly head. As an RN of 40 years I thought I could deal with the dying process. But i didn’t. Sophie Townsend - what a great job of telling us the cold hard truth. And with such honesty and courage. This resonated with me in the best sense of the word. Thank you for sharing your story.

She is so good. You don’t want to miss this. This podcast is exceptional.

Heartbreakingly beautiful.

This is an amazingly told and produced story of love and loss. I love each episode but each episode also makes me cry, smile, laugh and wonder of all the feelings we encounter throughout life. As an added bonus, the music is amazing. Thank you!

For your story. I think the music is perfect

Anxiously await each new chapter and even have my dad hooked as he feels understood by her beautiful words and experiences.

Every week I look forward to the next episode. Never heard the experience of losing a loved one so well written! Thank you Sophie Townsend!

Thank you for sharing your story Sophie . I hope you and the girls are doing ok. I found my own experience of loss reflected so well in your podcast .

I lost my dad to COVID-19 earlier this year and this podcast, this raw story, just makes me feel so much less alone. Thank you Sophie for sharing your experience and your pain. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to have you as my companion through grief.

This makes my heart break. I’m 31, in love and looking forward to the future. I know death is inevitable and I may go before he does, he may go before me. But this brought the reality so brutally crashing in. As painful as it is, thank you for sharing this intimate, painful piece of your life with the world. 💕

Thank you for creating this gift. We need more stories like this, especially during this moment when so many of us are experiencing grief. Thank you for sharing this story.

I am so touched that Sophie Townsend chose to share a deeply private, difficult & emotional journey with us through this podcast, I smiled, I cried, I hurt & I am grateful for it.

This was beautifully done. Thanks for sharing.

This is a very well produced podcast. I like the story, I like the audio, I like the music, I like the story. Superb in every way.

As a father of two gorgeous and a beautiful wife my heart swells with sorrow, love and gratitude all at the same time. Thank you for sharing your story!

I haven’t listened to something hanging on to every word like this in so long...I almost feel like I’m also in the story..loss is devastating, sharing loss is brave and so appreciated.

Loved this so much. I listened on Death Sex and Money. This was beautiful to hear. Grief is something we all need to understand better and talk about more.

Don’t it always seem to go...

Such a personal and touching story about all aspects of life -frustration, love, fear, appreciation and acceptance. Looking forward to the next episode. Thank you Sophie!

An excellent podcast. I await more eagerly. We always think tragedy happens to someone else. Until it happens to us.

Just heard on DSM podcast and can’t wait to continue to listen. Grief is an ongoing emotion and needs to be honored and witnessed❤️Thank you for sharing this with the world.