Tricky Questions About Grief: Is There A Right Way To Do It? What To Say To People In Grief? And Can You Grieve For Things? | Sloane Crosley

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>A famed author and humorist takes a deep dive into grief (with Dr. Bianca Harris as co-host).</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.sloanecrosley.com/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sloane Crosley</a> is the author of <em>The New York Times</em> bestselling books <a href= "https://www.sloanecrosley.com/grief-is-for-people-book" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Grief</em> <em>Is</em> <em>for</em> <em>People</em></a>, <a href= "http://www.sloanecrosley.com/how-did-you-get-this-number" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How Did You Get This Number</em></a><em>,</em> and <a href= "http://www.sloanecrosley.com/i-was-told-thered-be-cake" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I Was Told There'd Be Cake</em></a>. She is also the author of <a href= "https://www.sloanecrosley.com/look-alive-out-there" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Look Alive Out There</em></a>, <a href= "https://www.sloanecrosley.com/cult-classic" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cult Classic</em></a> and <a href="http://www.sloanecrosley.com/theclasp" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Clasp</em></a>, both of which have been optioned for film. She served as editor of <a href= "http://www.sloanecrosley.com/best-american-travel-writing-2011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Best American Travel Writing</em></a> series and is featured in The Library of America's <em>50 Funniest American Writers,</em> <em>The Best American Nonrequired Reading,</em> Phillip Lopate's <em>The Contemporary American Essay</em> and others. She was the inaugural columnist for <em>The New York Times</em> Op-Ed "Townies" series, a contributing editor at <em>Interview Magazine,</em> and a columnist for <em>The Village Voice, Vanity Fair, The Independent, Black Book, Departures</em> and <em>The New York Observer.</em> She is a contributing editor at <em>Vanity Fair</em>. She has taught at Columbia University and The Yale Writers' Workshop.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A series of consecutive losses that Sloane endured</li> <li>The concept of cumulative grief </li> <li>Sloane's version of the five stages of grief</li> <li>Her beef with acceptance</li> <li>Bibliotherapy as a source of healing</li> <li>And much more</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/cody-delistraty-872" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science Of Grief: What Helps, What Doesn't, And Why We Don't Talk About It Enough | Cody Delistraty</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sam-sanders-873" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How To Talk To Yourself When Things Suck | Sam Sanders</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.happierapp.com/podcast/tph/mary-frances-oconnor-450" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#450. 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