PODCAST: On the Marie Curie Couch with Lucas Aurelio
In the latest episode of On the Marie Curie Couch, Lucas Aurelio sits down with bereavement expert Jason Davidson.
This month, Jason is joined by Lucas Aurelio. Lucas is a Spanish-American actor, originally from Albany, New York. Growing up, he spent his summers between New York and Madrid. While still at school, Lucas began performing in off-Broadway plays and secured acting roles in TV and film. After graduating from drama school, Lucas moved to London. You can catch him in series three of Bridgerton on Netflix. In this episode of the podcast, Lucas talks to Jason about the impacts of the deaths of his grandfathers – his grandpa Gene, who lived in New York, and his Spanish grandfather, Aurelio.
Content note: discussion of death and grief with reference to themes/topics that might be triggering or upsetting.
Different responses
"About two years ago, I lost my grandfather. He lived in New York City. Me and my parents and my sister, we lived in Albany. When we lost him, I didn't quite know how to feel. He'd sort of reached his time and it made sense. There was a lot of grieving. It was really tough to see my uncles and my dad and how they took it, but I reflected a lot on it. I think I was trying to make sense of why my feelings weren't so clear, why I didn't feel the same level of loss that I was seeing my own uncle and my father experience."
A physical reaction
"When it was time to deal with the funeral and the arrangements of what was going to happen, I just remember my dad ticking lists off. I didn't really witness him being too emotional until it was the day where we saw him. He was sort of presented. You just witness a physical bodily reaction and to see that come out of anyone, but let alone the people that have raised you, to just lose control over, how their face contorts and the sounds that they make. I will never forget it."
I was always an emotional kid growing up, yet this thing happened and I was not crying. I was witnessing all this and I thought there was something wrong with me."
Listen now
Tap the link near the top of this page to listen to Jason's chat with Lucas. Alternatively, listen to or download it via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you prefer, you can read a full transcript of the episode. Be sure to like and subscribe so you know when we've uploaded a new episode – there are more conversations coming soon.
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