A Mother's Grief

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Dasgupta, Sunil, host. Interview with Betsy Thibaut Stephenson. “A Mother’s Grief.” I Hate Politics (podcast), September 5, 2025. https://open.spotify.com/episode/18geH7xZVoLoHUERDFbxMO.

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Charlie Stephenson, 21, of Alexandria, Va, died by suicide while at college in Fort Worth, Tx, in July 2022. His mother, Betsy Thibaut Stephenson, wrote a book that was recently published, Blackbird: A Mother’s Reflections on Grief, Loss, and Life After Suicide (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1964721296?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_3YD37GBZF42EKTA8B1V8&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_3YD37GBZF42EKTA8B1V8&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_3YD37GBZF42EKTA8B1V8&bestFormat=true). She joins Sunil Dasgupta for this episode. Call or text 988 for the National Suicide Helpline. Music by Drew Pictures and the Lead Extras.