Ep. 178: Barry Hoffner Travels the World with His Grief
From Grief Is My Side Hustle by meghanrjarvis
March 12, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 185
About this episode
Barry Hoffner shares his journey of healing through travel after the loss of his wife.
My guest this week is recent Grieftastic Book Club author Barry Hoffner. In 2017, Barry faced unimaginable loss when his wife, Jackie, tragically passed away in an accident in Botswana. After a deep period of soul-searching,Barry turned to travel—not just for exploration, but for healing. His recently released memoir, "Belonging to the World," chronicles his journey to every country on Earth and the profound ways in which the people he met helped him rediscover purpose and a sense of belonging. I loved continuing our conversation here on the show so that EVERYONE can have a chance to learn about Barry's quite remarkable take on turning his grief from a noun to a verb by literally traversing the globe with it. Thank you for listening! Please feel free to rate and review; we LOVE hearing from you! More about Barry Hoffner: https://belongingtotheworld.com/about https://www.instagram.com/barryh99/
People in this episode
Host: meghanrjarvis
Guest: Barry Hoffner
Topics covered
- grief
- travel
- healing
- memoir
- self-discovery
Keywords
- grief
- travel
- healing
- memoir
- self-discovery
- loss
- purpose
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Grieftastic Book Club
Books & works: Belonging to the World
Places: Botswana
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