Getting Through Grief — with Humor and Heart
About this episode
Two authors discuss their experiences with loss and the healing power of humor and writing.
Hear from two amazing women authors who have survived loss and learned to live with it by finding humor in the darkest times. Screenwriter Angela Nissel writes about the loss of her mother — who had been caught up in a deceptive relationship — in Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead . Content creator Leslie Harter-Berg shares how she survived the sudden loss of her 30-year-old husband while on vacation post-Disneyland with their family and small children in You’re So Strong . The two of them are funny, sensitive souls who should really be friends. Taken together, these two conversations highlight how writing is healing, how humor is necessary, and how we can get through the hardest things life throws our way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Zibby Owens
Guests: Angela Nissel, Leslie Harter-Berg
Topics covered
- grief
- humor
- loss
- writing
- healing
- resilience
Keywords
- grief
- humor
- loss
- writing
- healing
- Angela Nissel
- Leslie Harter-Berg
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead, You’re So Strong
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