THE COUCH OF TRUTH with AFP - GRIEF: AND IT'S GOING TO HURT

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This is the third episode in a five-part series. On March 22, 2019, the afternoon of her "There Will Be No Intermission" solo piano show in Toronto, musician Amanda Palmer invited members of the community to descend into to the basement dressing room of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, sit on a cozy couch, and share anything they felt like sharing. A story, a heartbreak, a confession....anything.
Her old college friend, filmmaker Jenessa Joffe, captured the stories on film and wove them into this 5-episode series: The Couch of Truth. The film was funded by Amanda's patron community, and you can read all about the genesis of the project, read updates about these folks, and see behind-the-scenes photos HERE: / 54801129
You can see the playlist featuring the full series here: • THE COUCH OF TRUTH wit...
Thank you to the patrons whose funding made this project possible, and huge, heartfelt thanks to Gabriel, Amanda, and Nicki for being so open, vulnerable and brave. If this video moved you, and if you want this kind of work to exist in the world, ad-free and without corporate sponsorship, please consider joining the patreon. It would mean the world to us.
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CREDITS
Cast:
Amanda Palmer
Gabriel
Amanda
Nicki
Director / Producer:
Jenessa Joffe
Field Producer:
Lora Campbell
Director of Photography:
Nyssa Gluck
Camera Operators:
Chantal Garcia
Danielle Thorn
Location Sound:
Bridget Tang
Hair / Make-Up Artist:
Sahar Junejo
Production Assistants:
Lindsay Duncan
Sarah JM Kolberg
Editors:
Cindy Long
Caddie Hastings
Matt Marhefka
Penda Diakité
Re-Recording Mixer:
Greg Townley
Still Photography:
Allan Amato
Kyle Cassidy
Lindsay Duncan
Kahn & Selesnick
Stephanie Zakas
CONCERT FOOTAGE
Director: Jesse DeFlorio
Director of Photography: Seth Iliff
Production & Lighting Designer: Lauren Sego
Special Thanks:
Jordan Verzar
Hayley Rosenblum
Michael McComiskey
Alex Knight

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16 окт 2024

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@Hello_Gorgeous 3 года назад

"Things that made me mad, didn't make me mad anymore and things that made me happy didn't make me happy anymore. And things that made me scared stopped scaring me." So true! Completely relatable. ❤

@danielallen3454 3 года назад

I lost several family members before I was twenty. None I was especially close to. Then my dad died, suddenly, of an epileptic seizure, when I was 30. Almost exactly a year later, his father died of pancreatic cancer. They had given him six months. He lived for eight years. Almost exactly a year after *that*, my grandmother died. And I have only just now, nearly a decade later started to process all of this. And more. It's hard. It hurts. It hurts *so* much. I'll find myself seeing something or reading something and I'll think, "I've got to remember to mention this to Dad". But then I'll remember that he's not there anymore. And then I have to think about *why* he's not there. And I've only just now started being able to allow myself to feel those things.

@hollowone777 Год назад

My Papa passed three years. I didn't actually cry CRY about his passing until really recently during a higher initiation process I am undergoing. The grief I am feeling about my Papa, my dear grandpa, has been a cold thorn in my heart that worked itself down into me until I was numb to it. Well, it all came bubbling up, finally, during my initiation, and now I'm releasing all my pent up grief and crying from years of repression. I miss you, Papa. Wish you were here. Love you....

@sothisispermanence1898 3 года назад

My brother, who died of mental illness, visits me regularly in my dreams. When he first passed, there were so many times I thought I saw him driving or in crowed places. I’d love to see Amanda do a series like this in reference to other issues. This was breathtaking.

@xgoldlion07x 3 года назад

The Couch of Truth is a series! Her previous episodes were about Mental Illness and Miscarriage. Check her channel =)

@MusingsFromTheDen 3 года назад

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you're doing OK. ❤️

@RJ_Ehlert 3 года назад

When my dad died, I also thought I saw him driving or in crowds for a few weeks.

@xgoldlion07x 3 года назад

Thank you for this. Death is a part of life and it shouldn't be an untouchable topic. One of the hardest parts of grief, that I have found, is not being able to discuss it for fear that it will upset other people.

@ashanein 3 года назад

100000%. Or getting the "at least..." Comments from people who don't get it.

@RJ_Ehlert 3 года назад

Caitlin Doughty is a mortician and RU-vidr whose mission is to normalize the idea of death.

@dndlover28 3 года назад

You are one of my favorite humans, Amanda 💜

@22nouvelle 3 года назад

I literally love you forever Amanda.

@themoley91 3 года назад

I wish I'd gone to this show. This record has been huge for me over the past two years. Seeing the date in the description, I quit my dream job 5 days later, thinking I was going on to something more stable that I didn't enjoy, retrospectively a very stupid decision I regret to this day. I realize now that my childhood full of grief manifests in me running away from things before they can be taken away not by my choice. But I remember listening to "The Ride" the day I quit and felt better and I still listen to that song and feel a bit better. So thanks for this whole album, seriously.

@katieking3023 3 года назад

My partner and father of my 2 boys died 3 years ago of a long term illness. More than I grieve the death of my partner, I grieve the loss of my sons’ dad. I’m 39 and can’t image losing my dad. My boys had to go through it at ages 3 & 6. I’m so sad for them!

@AnneloesF 3 года назад

So sorry to read, for the boys and for you. I can’t even imagine. All the very best for you three.

@rionka 3 года назад

I'm so sorry for your loss. Let them remember him as the best dad in the world, that thing will never go away.♥️

@AnneloesF 3 года назад

To the neonatal kitten carer: you are my hero! I’m sending you all the strength to love and grieve those tiny creatures. That is such a profound act of kindness & humanity. It makes me proud to be a fellow human.

@rionka 3 года назад

Same ❤️❤️❤️ from me

@TheSquonkOfPillingerForest 3 года назад

Man I wanna sit on a couch & talk with Amanda palmer about life too😭

@Skyeanna13 3 года назад

This one was really hard for me. I do not handle death well at all. But I'm glad I watched it.

@seniorzolo3433 3 года назад

I'm really going to cry shortly.

@ThePeaceableKingdom 3 года назад

Be kind. Everyone you meet is secretly fighting a hard battle.

@RJ_Ehlert 3 года назад

The first rule of fight club is you don't talk about fight club. Everyone is in a fight club.

@shannonblack4136 2 года назад

Amanda Palmer - Thank you and to all participants...

@isashisha 3 года назад

Losing kSea last year, my best friend of many years, really took it out of me. Im just now able to think and talk about him without becoming a blubbery mass of tears and snot. Thank you for being so kind and gracious to him in his final moments. They were as magickal as him!

@Satellitegirl41 3 года назад

The bit about the twinkle was beautiful. I just lot my parents 3 weeks ago this Sunday to a murder suicide. I was there and woke up to the gunshots and had to go in and find my mom dead and my dad almost dead.. Dad was getting the beginnings of dementia and was severely depressed. Mom was fine but he was obsessed about her being taken care of if something happened to him... even though I said I would take care of her.. Dealing with so many emotions now. And what you said about being kind to everyone is so true because we are all going through hell at various times in our lives. Thank you for posting this. Just what I needed and had a good cry.

@xgoldlion07x 3 года назад

I don't know you but I wish I could give you a big giant hug. What a terribly tragic situation that nobody should have to endure! I lost my mom 15 years ago, time helps with the healing. Wishing you all the best. You are not alone.

@Satellitegirl41 3 года назад

@@xgoldlion07x thank you for the kind words. It has been a Rollercoaster of anger and sadness.

@xgoldlion07x 3 года назад

@@Satellitegirl41that's completely natural. Feel everything you need to feel ❤️

@rionka 3 года назад

Thank you ... I'm crying a little...

@goji_time4113 3 года назад

I didn't realize this was uploaded today, but thank you. I've never dealt with grief before, but now i can understand others just a tiny bit better.

@jessicapartington7298 3 года назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you for these videos! 🙏

@ash5779 2 года назад

ty for this series queeennn !! ily

@chandranelson2772 3 года назад

I was afraid to watch this. My 13 year old daughter died in a house fire 11 years ago. But this wasn’t hard at all.

@Jr_2132oo 3 года назад

Thank you for producing this.

@wassonii 3 года назад

Thank you

@LMFuqua 3 года назад

My father died in March he had already had one heart attack in December he was getting better and was on his way in for a treatment when he had his second heart attack and died in the parking lot by himself. He had several years of health issues right when we started having a good relationship for the first time. I miss him even if it was just him texting me the baseball scores or calling to tell me about how his games night went. I am ok but I am also profoundly heartbroken. I keep remembering that no one is ever dead as long as their memory is there.

@elineeugenie5224 3 года назад

Grief is completely worth it, wow

@Berkabird 3 года назад

Gabriel! So much love. I feel you.

@MusingsFromTheDen 3 года назад

I'd love to sit and have a coffee with everyone in this video. 😊

@LeminParti 3 года назад

Beautiful as always. I havent experienced death yet, but I feel more prepared for when I do. Thank you! 🥰

@label_lost 3 года назад

I used to think that once my Mum dies I will be all alone in the world. And then she died. And I died with her for 3 months - grieving, crying, desperate. And then, with no warning, I woke up with her in my heart with presence that has been palpable and has remained with me ever since. Something Ramana Maharshi said suddenly made perfect sense, “They say that I am dying, but I am not going away. Where could I go? I am here.” And I am here. And she is here. And so are my friends. And all people living and all people dead. And You are here too. Some of us are simply a bit more ethereal and cannot hug skin to skin. We can make up for it by hugging as long as there is skin. Freely. Joyfully. With recognition and smiles. "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well"

@alleycatgamez 2 года назад

Rest In Peace to my grandmother you are loved

@bucinto 3 года назад

Instant crying here

@seniorzolo3433 3 года назад

I can't deal with this. I just found myself punching myself in the head. This is unusual for me. But I really want to keep watching. I think I've punched myself in the head maybe once before in my adult life. I don't recall the circumstances. But something about this makes me....what? Probably terribly...angry? But Amanda is on the couch and she's open as she always is and FUCK I want to listen. I am not autistic or borderline or ADHD. I have CPTSD and am depressed and anxious and have avoidant personality disorder. But I want to keep watching.

@seniorzolo3433 3 года назад

When my dad dies, I will be monetarily abandoned. This is a fact. It's not to be only about money. I talk with my family every week, and my mom at least every other day. I will inherit things but it won't be enough...and DAMMIT I still want him to be who I want. He chooses not to meet me where I am. He's afraid. This isn't a judgment; years ago he told me on a park bench that he cares about me but if that's love then that's what it is. He can't say the word "love". I myself have a very hard time saying it. I don't want to fucking wake up.

@AnneloesF 3 года назад

You’ve got this, Senior Zolo! Hugs!

@seniorzolo3433 3 года назад

@@AnneloesFSigh. I'm probably going to delete some of this stuff. I've got to stop drunk posting. True, the stuff I say is mostly accurate, but they tend to be pity parties.

@danemeow8 2 года назад

Yes. All of it.

@AKilahVamp 3 года назад

Oh me oh my. As much as I love my gy, I have been depressed the past two weeks because of ...well it's not important but it also included ok well let's just say my daughters "thing" brought back of my little brothers death 6 yrs ago, and my dads before that 2011 shit...gotta go WILL WATCH LATER AMANDA I PROMISE I LOVE YOU BUT I DON'T WANNA CRY TODAY MUAH!