ON STARTING OVER AFTER GRIEF… With Stanley Tucci and Geri Halliwell-Horner
From How To Fail With Elizabeth Day by Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
March 23, 2026 · 21 min · Season 20 · Episode 152
About this episode
This episode explores the themes of love, loss, and resilience through the experiences of Stanley Tucci and Geri Halliwell-Horner as they discuss starting over after grief.
Starting over can feel heartbreaking and overwhelming, especially after losing a loved one, and the idea of rebuilding a life can seem impossible. In this episode, Stanley and Geri show us that sometimes moving forward isn’t about letting go of the past, but learning to carry it with you in a way that allows life to continue. Stanley Tucci speaks with brave honesty about the death of his first wife, Kate – the guilt he felt as he tried to move on and the difficult choices he faced while creating a new life for his children. Geri Halliwell Horner reflects on losing her father as a teenager, how that loss shaped her ambition and how writing her novel unexpectedly helped her make sense of long‑held grief. This episode explores love, loss and the resilience that allows us to keep going after such events. I hope it brings you a sense of solidarity or confirmation that we don’t need to erase what came before; sometimes, it becomes the very force that helps us begin again. Listen to Stanley’s full episode of How to Fail here: http://swap.fm/l/WCW054IGNZnSnTzEXPTN Listen to Geri’s full episode of How to Fail here: swap.fm/l/a7i32bvmHld3JFuDmShl 🔗 LINKS + MENTIONS: Bereavement support…
People in this episode
Guests: Stanley Tucci, Geri Halliwell-Horner
Topics covered
- grief
- resilience
- starting over
- loss
- love
Keywords
- bereavement
- moving forward
- life after loss
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: How to Fail, How To Fail & Elizabeth, How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day
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