Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss

That's all for Season 6 of Coming Back! I'm sharing some final thoughts with you from this season's episodes as well as some upcoming events, including another double-book giveaway!

In the meantime..…

Modern Loss founders Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner are members of the "Women With Dead Parents Club." Rebecca's mom died after a car accident and her dad had a heart attack while traveling abr…

After Marlie Rowell's husband took his own life, she became a suicide widow. Her art project and website Suicide Widow Etiquette sheds light on the shamed, hidden conversation surrounding suicide. We…

Just six weeks after a family vacation, Richard Pryor received word that his 27 year old son, Richie, died in his sleep. For the next year or two, Richard was caught in what he refers to as the "loop…

People have a lot of misconceptions about grief professionals—one of the biggest being "They know all about grief, so loss is easy for them!" Nothing could be further from the truth. This week, I'm s…

After his son, Jonathan, died unexpectedly, R. Glenn Kelly faced grief in a myriad of places, including at work. He's since taken his loss to conferences, businesses, and keynote presentations across…

Kat Bonner was just 18 years old when her mom was killed instantly in a car accident. She went to live with her grandmother, but just two and a half years later, her grandmother—Kat's second mother f…

After a violent and dysfunctional childhood, Non Wels is harnessing massive amounts of empathy and vulnerability to cope with anxiety, depression, and anorexia. We're talking about what it's like for…

Susan Angel Miller's daughter died suddenly after being diagnosed with a rare form of childhood brain cancer. Not four years later, Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery—and th…

J Mase III lost his father, grandmother, and job in 2012. His new book And Then I Got Fired: One Transqueer's Reflections on Grief, Unemployment & Inappropriate Jokes About Death is an exploration of…

On Mother's Day 2007, Julie Cluff was driving the car that rolled over, killing two of her six children and injuring a third. Since that day, she has wrestled with the identity of "the mom who lost t…

Singer, songwriter, and pianist Neil Davis wrote his single "Not Better" after the sudden death of his father in 2017. We're talking about the power of music to bring us back from devastating loss as…

Off-air, Emily Ruth commented on my intuition, so I'm sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how I prepare (or don't!) for interviews on Coming Back.

Emily Ruth's work and Instagram: emilyruthcoach.com …

Dr. Sharon Prentice shares the immediate attitude change she experienced as a result of her Shared Death Experience (SDE) with her husband.

Dr. Sharon Prentice's work and book, Becoming Starlight: ht…

Latina griever Vivian Nunez is actively working to normalize grief, anxiety, and conversations around mental health in the Latina community.

Vivian Nunez's work, podcast, and community: http://toodam…

Kate Manser of You Might Die Tomorrow believes that most people are good and that goodness comes out in the face of mortality.

Kate Manser's work (and stickers!): http://www.youmightdietomorrow.com/

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Katie Huey, writer behind 52 Beautiful Things, shares what she finds beautiful today.

Katie Huey's work: https://52beautifulthings.com/

Season 6 of Coming Back returns May 1, 2019!

In the meantime...

That's a wrap for Season 5 of Coming Back! I'm sharing some final thoughts with you from this season's episodes as well as some upcoming events, including another double-book giveaway!

Enter the give…

Jessica Waite's husband, Sean, called her from an airport shuttle... but never got on the plane. Today we're talking about the struggle to get Sean's body home from another country after his death, c…

Emily Ruth is VERY in tune with her body. Several miscarriages, the premature birth and death of her twin sons, and an ectopic pregnancy were "tipped off" by dreams, feelings, and premonitions. Today…