It's (still) Okay To Laugh (and crying is still cool, too)

About this episode

Nora reflects on her journey over the past decade since her first book's release, sharing personal stories of loss and resilience while reading and annotating chapters from her book.

It has been 10 years since Nora’s first book, “It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too)” was published. A lot has changed since – she got remarried, had another child, and started this podcast to carve a space in the world for conversations that really matter. In honor of IOTL’s 10th birthday, today Nora is reading the two chapters out loud and live annotating – connecting with the person she was six months after her husband’s and father’s death, miscarrying a baby, and desperately trying to stay afloat. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! My Brick code is NORA, and should auto-apply 10% off with this link. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! You can buy Nora’s books on Bookshop or Amazon, or wherever you buy books. Check out Nora’s Instagram here! Check out Nora’s TikTok here! Check out Nora’s Facebook here! Check out Nora’s LinkedIn here! Our Sponsors: ❤️ Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to ⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Go to ⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠ for…

People in this episode

Host: Nora

Topics covered

• grief
• personal growth
• anniversary
• mental health
• parenting
• loss
• humor

Keywords

• grief
• humor
• loss
• parenting
• mental health
• Nora
• anniversary
• book reading

Sponsors

Quince, SKIMS

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too)

More episodes of Thanks For Asking

• A Spiritual Hug with Nadia Bolz-Weber · June 12, 2026 · 53 min
• There’s an Alien Inside Me: Medical Misogyny, a Rom-Com, and Struggles with Infertility · June 9, 2026 · 54 min
• The Summer Reading List with Kate Baer · June 2, 2026 · 58 min
• Creativity is For Everyone (The Artist’s Way with Elizabeth Kott) · May 19, 2026 · 1h 15m
• What Is Happening and Where Are We? with Catherine Newman · May 15, 2026 · 57 min
• Dancing for the Devil: Dr. Edith Eger on Surviving the Holocaust and Turning Trauma Into Purpose · May 12, 2026 · 56 min