Grief: How to Move Through Losing a Friend with Sloane Crosley

315. Grief: How to Move Through Losing a Friend with Sloane Crosley

CW: Discussion of suicide 

Abby and Glennon welcome New York Times bestselling author Sloane Crosley. Sloane shares her experience of losing her dear friend to suicide and the grief journey she went on in the aftermath. The conversation explores handling loss, the nuances of friendship, humor in the face of sorrow, and living in the present moment.

Discover: 
-Whether the desire to give meaning to a death helps or hurts the grieving process;
-What NOT to say after someone dies by suicide and what might help; 
-The place of humor in grief: when it’s useful and when it’s a coverup; and
-The reason you have every right to deeply grieve a friend and the pain of grief hierarchies. 

About Sloane: 
Sloane Crosley is the New York Times bestselling author of the new memoir Grief Is for People; the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp; and three essay collections: Look Alive Out There, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, and How Did You Get This Number. She lives in New York City.

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