The Moth Love Hurts: The Moth Podcast
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Feb 6, 2026 Rita Brent, musician, veteran and comedian from Mississippi, tells a story of marriage, divorce and coming out. Peter Aguero, longtime storyteller from South Jersey now in Queens, revisits awkward college flirting and a surprising long night that changed his life. Patricia Dunphy, two-time StorySlam winner, recounts decades of love and deep loss and how memory shapes grief.
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Two Decades Of Holding Hands
- Patricia Dunphy recounts holding her partner Alan's hands through two decades of life and then losing him to glioblastoma.
- She describes deep grief, gradual recovery, and gratitude that great pain came from great love.
Pain As Proof Of Love
- Patricia realizes gratitude after grief because intense love made the loss meaningful.
- She frames pain as proof of love and says that awareness helped her begin to heal.
Storytelling As Emotional Work
- Anna Martin and Jennifer Hickson note that storytelling helps people process relationships and learn from others' experiences.
- Rehearsing and shaping stories gives perspective and can make heartbreak instructive.
