Episodes

Life can get messy—especially when you’re two millennial girls navigating the world after losing your dads. Welcome to Bye Dad, Hello Chaos podcast where we turn life’s hardest moments into something we can laugh about (mostl...

Welcome to the very first episode of Bye Dad, Hello Chaos! We’re two millennial daughters navigating life after losing our dads, and we’re here to find the funny, messy, and relatable moments in grief. In this episode, we’re ...

Why do people get so awkward around grief? In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the bizarre, cringeworthy, and unintentionally hilarious things people say to you when you’re grieving. From the well-meaning-but-off to ...

Grief has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it—like in the middle of a mundane conversation or during a random tv show scene. In this episode, we’re sharing some of our own funny, touching, and downright...

Grief has a way of turning your life upside down, and then just when you think you’re getting a grip, it hands you a “new normal” that no one prepared you for. In this episode, we’re talking about the things people don’t tell...

This one’s our most unhinged yet—seriously, consider this your big flashing Trigger Warning for dark humour! We’ve laughed and laughed while making (and editing) this episode because, let’s face it, sometimes life throws you ...

Birthdays, weddings, Father’s Day—some milestones just hit different when your dad isn’t there. In this episode, we’re diving into the big (and small) moments that feel a little emptier without him, from not having a dad to w...

Bringing up grief in new romantic relationships or at work is never easy. Do you drop it in casually? Wait until it awkwardly comes up? Or, like us, panic and blurt out,"So… my dad’s dead" at the worst possible moment? There’...

Grief changes a lot— including friendships. Some people step up in ways you never expected, while others quietly drift away. And then there are the ones you have to walk away from because, honestly? Life’s too short for unnec...

We’ve spent a lot of time talking about our grief—but what about the women who had a front-row seat to it all? This week, we’re introducing you to the Mothers of All Chaos: Alice’s mum, Vicky, and Beth’s mum, Karen. Losing ou...

They may be small, fluffy, and sometimes a bit chaotic, but our pets leave the biggest paw prints on our hearts. This week, we’re talking about the unique kind of grief that comes with losing them—the childhood pets who were ...

⭐ A bonus episode for a bonus boy. ⭐ This one’s for the horse girlies—and anyone who’s ever had that one pet who was more than just a pet. Beth’s horse, Star, wasn’t just a companion; he was there through the hardest times, o...

Some things are just things. But when they belonged to them ? They become everything. This week, we’re talking about the objects, the memories, and the little things that still connect us to our dads. Beth’s dad left behind a...

A few weeks ago, we sat down with The Mothers of All Chaos —but now it’s time for the dads… or at least, it would be, if we could actually ask them. ( Note the name of the podcast. ) There are so many things we wish we’d aske...

This week, we’re joined by Beth’s lovely boss, Kelly. She lost her dad a little later in life while also being a single mum to two kids—so her experience was *very* different from ours. And, as it turns out, her dad had quite...

Therapy—sometimes it’s life-changing, sometimes it’s awkward, and sometimes you get told you don’t need it anymore… because you’re just showing up for fun (Alice, we’re looking at you). This week, we’re talking about our expe...

Do robins, feathers and repeating numbers mean something more… or are we just clinging to anything that feels like a sign?In this episode, we’re diving into the signs we think we’ve had from the other side—those little moment...

In this week's episode, we dive deep into the powerful influence of the women (and men) who helped raise us—especially in the absence of our fathers. From the loss of those father figures to the strong, resilient people who s...

This week, we’re joined by Beth’s self-proclaimed “emotional support human” Sam, who opens up about losing her dad to motor neurone disease.From navigating the early days of his diagnosis to juggling life, care, and the emoti...