My Dad’s Chili
What reminds you of the people you love? For some, it’s a song. A photograph. A place. A favorite recipe. For Adrienne’s daughter Mallory, it was her Dad’s chili.
In this special episode, Mallory shares her college admissions essay she wrote after losing her dad halfway through her junior year of high school. Through one simple memory, she captures what grief feels like, how life changes after loss, and the unexpected ways the people we love continue to shape us long after they’re gone.
This isn’t just a story about losing a father.
It’s a story about the constants we inherit from the people who loved us—their values, their laughter, their traditions, and the pieces of them we carry forward every day.
Whether you’re grieving someone you love or simply cherishing the people who are still here, we hope this episode reminds you that love doesn’t disappear.
Sometimes it lives in the smallest things.
Sometimes… it lives in a bowl of chili.
When you’re missing someone you love, press play.
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