Dr. Corey McAuliffe

We say that a lot.

I lost them.

They're gone.

And to me, it was more like I kind of misplaced something.

And I was trying to figure out how to like turn that volume back on and figure out how to reconnect.

Yeah, absolutely.

I often say in my book how it felt like a roller coaster.

Like you're exactly right.

Kind of that sometimes you're gliding along or you're kind of going up the hill and it's like, yeah, I'm chugging.

And then all of a sudden, whoosh, it's just hits you.

And so that I think.

if people are interested in looking at the book is how the 23 dates play out as well.

Some of them are so emotional and vivid and raw and just kind of gut you and other ones are so fun and freeing and easy.

And I still remember, I want to say it was year three,

maybe year four two days later after the date of my dad dying I realized I had missed the date I realized I had forgotten that was the date he died and that's what gutted me was the the reminder that like I didn't remember and how like terrible that was and now I'm seven years out and

And those days, I take a lot of joy in them of connecting back with him in some unique and fun way rather than feeling so gutted.

But I could say there's probably things coming in my future life that is going to make me really sad that my dad isn't physically here to be here with me.

Yeah, so there are all sorts of different things.

The first one, I go out to a horse and dog rescue because my dad was a equestrian rider when he was younger.

And so the first date, I felt like, okay, I have to do something my dad would like, so he'll show up and he'll be there with me.