Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I lost my father when I was four years old. I’m 32 now.
In this video, I share what I’ve learned after losing my father at a young age — the realizations, lessons, and moments of healing that have shaped my journey.
Losing him hasn’t been easy. Far from it. And if you’ve lost someone significant in your life, I imagine you understand this pain.
In the Western world, at least from my experience, there’s a deep mismatch between the depth of grief people carry and how society tends to respond to it. We often rush past loss, when what it truly needs is space, honesty, and depth.
That’s why I dedicated a full series here on the YouTube channel of Inner Path Seekers to loss and grief — conversations with people who’ve lost loved ones and with a mental health professional.
In this final video of the series, I open up about my own story — about what these 28 years have taught me about losing a parent at a young age.
Here is the list of the other videos:
- What 10 Years Working with the Dying Taught Me About Grief, Death, Loss, and Life youtu.be/IfrpHlQisYo?si=NPn7XqORV8ngWDA7
- I Lost My Son. How to Navigate the Depths of Grief with Phil Cohen youtu.be/qkgEbEkfKnU?si=VtqyWPtFDUt9xfJP
- Frank Watkinson: Dad Died When I Was 9, Mom When I Was 11 youtu.be/vs_eeghlJms?si=DJlh3xI4ZRtWiCVD
- How I Dealt with Losing My Mom at a Young Age | Laura Maliszewska youtu.be/Z-o6qySJyF0?si=9vgAVA_4eZEFu2p4
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📚The IPS Academy📚
If you feel that you’ve gained some insights and lessons from this video, and you are curious to see what else we offer at The IPS Project, check out The IPS Academy, where we offer online courses taught by guests here on the podcast.
theipsproject.com/academy
Each course has a few lessons to try for free, so you get a taste of what the course is like. We have countless reviews from other students so you can see what others think, and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee if you end up not liking the course.
Again, check them out at theipsproject.com/academy
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Timestamps:
- The Two Memories I Still Have of My Dad 00:00 – 01:40
- The Intention of This Video 01:40 – 03:10
- You Learn to Live Better with the Pain 03:10 – 05:34
- It’s Beautiful That It Hurts 05:34 – 06:33
- Have an Outlet for Your Pain / Do Something with Your Pain 06:33 – 09:43
- Keep Talking, Don’t Run Away from the Pain 09:43 – 11:34
- It’s Lonely — We Fail as a Society at Being There for Each Other 11:34 – 15:42
- Last Few Words 15:42 – 18:01
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#grief #griefsupport #father
I lost my father when I was four years old. I’m 32 now.
In this video, I share what I’ve learned after losing my father at a young age — the realizations, lessons, and moments of healing that have shaped my journey.
Losing him hasn’t been easy. Far from it. And if you’ve lost someone significant in your life, I imagine you understand this pain.
In the Western world, at least from my experience, there’s a deep mismatch between the depth of grief people carry and how society tends to respond to it. We often rush past loss, when what it truly needs is space, honesty, and depth.
That’s why I dedicated a full series here on the YouTube channel of Inner Path Seekers to loss and grief — conversations with people who’ve lost loved ones and with a mental health professional.
In this final video of the series, I open up about my own story — about what these 28 years have taught me about losing a parent at a young age.
Here is the list of the other videos:
- What 10 Years Working with the Dying Taught Me About Grief, Death, Loss, and Life youtu.be/IfrpHlQisYo?si=NPn7XqORV8ngWDA7
- I Lost My Son. How to Navigate the Depths of Grief with Phil Cohen youtu.be/qkgEbEkfKnU?si=VtqyWPtFDUt9xfJP
- Frank Watkinson: Dad Died When I Was 9, Mom When I Was 11 youtu.be/vs_eeghlJms?si=DJlh3xI4ZRtWiCVD
- How I Dealt with Losing My Mom at a Young Age | Laura Maliszewska youtu.be/Z-o6qySJyF0?si=9vgAVA_4eZEFu2p4
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📚The IPS Academy📚
If you feel that you’ve gained some insights and lessons from this video, and you are curious to see what else we offer at The IPS Project, check out The IPS Academy, where we offer online courses taught by guests here on the podcast.
theipsproject.com/academy
Each course has a few lessons to try for free, so you get a taste of what the course is like. We have countless reviews from other students so you can see what others think, and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee if you end up not liking the course.
Again, check them out at theipsproject.com/academy
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Timestamps:
- The Two Memories I Still Have of My Dad 00:00 – 01:40
- The Intention of This Video 01:40 – 03:10
- You Learn to Live Better with the Pain 03:10 – 05:34
- It’s Beautiful That It Hurts 05:34 – 06:33
- Have an Outlet for Your Pain / Do Something with Your Pain 06:33 – 09:43
- Keep Talking, Don’t Run Away from the Pain 09:43 – 11:34
- It’s Lonely — We Fail as a Society at Being There for Each Other 11:34 – 15:42
- Last Few Words 15:42 – 18:01
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#grief #griefsupport #father
