Anne Gudger and Maria Gibson are widening the grief conversation, talking about the things we don’t normally take the time to talk about. We’ll... more
We’re delighted to bring you our recent Coffee Talk #68 from April 2025. We hope these five phenomenal writers/readers/humans and... more
Grab your coffee and come listen to this tender conversation with Shara Ruffin who talks about becoming comfortable with grief... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #44 from March 2023. We hope these five phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
Pamela reads her essay that she says is partially the eulogy she should have written/shared about her father and didn’t.... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #43 from February 2023. We hope these four phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
Casey reads from her gorgeous new memoir: The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I Feared. She talks about her many... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #46 from May 2023. It’s a special reading, honoring Harvey, Monica’s infant son... more
Season Two Episode Thirteen Pedaling Hard with Ronit Plank Ronit Plank reads from her fabulous memoir: WHEN SHE COMES BACK and talks about her... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #67 from March 2025. We hope these four phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
In this episode Jenny Leon talks about being a cancer survivor while two of her children were very young. She... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #63 from November 2024. We hope these four phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
Season Two Episode Nine Loving the Dying with Jennifer Bedford Jennifer reads a beautiful piece about her dog’s death, her mom’s death, ... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #60 from July 2024. July’s reading highlighted five contributors to the beautiful collection... more
Eileen Vorbach Collins shares about suicide loss, how a close friendship buoyed her during her hardest grief time, her... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #61 from September 2024. We hope these five phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
Debra Gwartney talks about her many layered griefs: the fire that ravaged her home on the McKenzie River, the death... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #66 from February 2025. We hope these five phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
Sarah Gormley talks about how she grieved the death of her parents, how she found joy and gratitude too. She... more
We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #62 from October 2024. We hope these five phenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories... more
Thank you for letting us be in your ears. We’re delighted to bring you Coffee Talk #65, our first Coffee Talk... more
We’re delighted to highlight Coffee Talk #55 from last February. We hope these fivevphenomenal writers/readers/humans and their stories are just... more
We love sharing this Coffee Talk from December 2023. We hope you enjoy the heart-wide stories from these phenomenal humans: Alexis... more
Ashmeeta openly shares about being widowed and having her mom, whom she was close with, die. She talks about supporting... more
Beth reads a piece about a beloved friend who died by suicide almost four decades ago. She talks about long... more
Gina talks about the complexities of grief, how grief is the great equalizer, and how we can be clumsy and... more
Robin reads an essay that was published in Narratively about becoming a widow while she was in the process of... more
Kelly talks about her range of grief from divorce, to the death of her kids’ father, her dad’s death and... more
We’re delighted to share our recent Coffee Talk with these phenomenal writers/readers: Robert McBride, Lucy Filppu, Ona Gritz, Heather Morris,... more
Lisa Keefauver shares insights and compassion along with humor. She talks about the importance of sharing her husband’s life, not... more
Helen shares her wisdom and heart in this deep and wide conversation where she reminds us to have compassion for... more
Lisa Keefauver shares insights and compassion along with humor. She talks about the importance of sharing her husband’s life, not just his... more