This Voicemail is All I Have Left of My Mom

There are some phone calls that divide your life into a before and an after.

My guest, Kylie Hammonds, was just 26 when she received one of those calls. Her mom, Tabitha, had died suddenly, leaving Kylie and her brother searching for answers about what happened that night.

Kylie takes me inside the events surrounding her mother’s death, the fentanyl discovered during the investigation, the questions surrounding her father, and the painful reality of grieving her mom while also grieving a father who was still alive.

In this episode:
• The phone call that changed Kylie’s life forever

• The unanswered questions surrounding her mom’s sudden death

• Why the investigation left Kylie and her brother searching for answers

• How she learned to release the anger she carried toward her father

• Why preserving the voices and memories of the people we love matters so much

But this conversation became about so much more than loss.

Kylie shares what three years of grief, anger, prayer and healing have taught her about forgiveness, giving yourself grace, and how easily we convince ourselves we’ll have more time with the people we love.

Later, Kylie’s boyfriend Michael Curtis joins us to share how watching her navigate this unimaginable loss inspired him to create Forevermore, a platform designed to preserve the voices, stories and memories of the people we love.

And at the very end, Kylie plays the only voicemail she has left of her mom.

It’s only a few seconds long, but when it’s the only chance you have to hear someone you love again, a few seconds is everything.

Key Moments:
00:00 The phone call that changed everything
05:13 Flying home without knowing the truth
10:03 Why her brother warned her at the airport
15:07 The heartbreaking scene inside the house
20:05 Strangers caught entering her mom’s office
24:48 Her father’s story starts falling apart
29:10 The addiction Kylie never fully understood
33:07 Fentanyl changes the entire investigation
38:22 The discovery that changed how she saw her dad
42:04 Grieving a father who is still alive
49:21 What grief taught her about surviving loss
57:30 The tragedy that shaped Michael’s view of loss
1:02:00 How Kylie’s grief sparked a bigger idea
1:12:00 Using AI to preserve a loved one’s voice
1:17:00 The questions that uncover your life story
1:25:16 Hearing a loved one’s voice after they’re gone
1:32:12 What she’d give to hear her mom again

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