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Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss

Feb 27, 2020

Comedian, nurse, and ex-nun Kelli Dunham had two partners die in her arms within the course of five years. You might think she’s cursed, but she sees it a little differently. Join Kelli and I as we discuss the role of humor in grief, why finding meaning doesn’t make grief magically “go away,” and what it’s...


Feb 19, 2020

At the age of six, Tammy Faulds was diagnosed with cancer. Her yearly visits to an oncology office are a regular reminder that she’s going to die one day, and before that happens, she wants to live a life she’s proud of. This week, Tammy and I are talking about how Western society equates death with failure, how we...


Feb 12, 2020

Gabrielle Valdes is a former hopeless romantic on a quest to help others live better by learning to love better. On this breakup + relationship geared episode, we’re talking about how romanticizing grief keeps us isolated, why the grief of betrayal and loss of trust hurt so much, and how to navigate the strange world...


Feb 5, 2020

In her book Extra Helping, Janet Reich Elsbach shares the beauty and bounty of receiving through food. This week, we’re talking about how to slow down and be more present while caregiving, how to stop tying receiving to “weakness” or “inability,” why food politics surrounding chemo, cancer, and health have no...