Ann Hood: Grief Is Not Linear

About this episode

Ann Hood discusses the intertwining of grief and joy in her life after the loss of her daughter.

New York Times bestselling author, Ann Hood, joins Larry on this episode of What About Grief? She shares how grief and joy can actually share space in our aching hearts and have also been interwoven through her life following the death of her 5-year old daughter, Grace, in 2002 and the wise advice that helped her return to writing again. Comfort: A Journey Through Grief by Ann Hood https://bookshop.org/p/books/comfort-a-journey-through-grief-ann-hood/22788807b3247f12?ean=978...

People in this episode

Host: Larry Holm

Guest: Ann Hood

Topics covered

• grief
• joy
• loss
• writing
• parenting
• healing

Keywords

• grief
• joy
• Ann Hood
• writing
• loss
• parenting
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Comfort: A Journey Through Grief

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