Sara Bareilles: 'Life's Holiest Lesson'

About this episode

Sara Bareilles discusses her new song 'Home' and the importance of sharing grief with Anderson Cooper.

In a new song "Home" that Sara wrote after listening to Anderson’s talk with Stephen Colbert, she sings, "What is broken cannot heal 'till it's known and loved by name." In this moving conversation she shares "Home" for the first time, and talks with Anderson about the "medicinal" nature of sharing one's grief with others. For more of “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” visit cnn.com/allthereis. Host: Anderson CooperShowrunner: Haley ThomasProducers: Chuck Hadad, Grace Walker, Emily Williams, Madeleine ThompsonAssociate Producer: Kyra DahringVideo Editor: Eric ZembrzuskiTechnical Director: Dan DzulaBookers: Kerry Rubin and Kari Pricher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anderson Cooper

Guest: Sara Bareilles

Topics covered

• grief
• music
• healing
• conversation
• sharing experiences

Keywords

• Sara Bareilles
• Home
• grief
• Anderson Cooper
• music
• healing
• conversation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN Podcasts

Books & works: Home

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