Friends Missing Friends

About today’s guest, Amy Peele: Amy enjoyed a thirty-five-year career in organ transplantation before retiring in 2014 from the University of California San Francisco, one of the largest and most successful transplant programs in the United States. Peele has a love for comedy and improv and graduated from Second City Players Workshop in 1985 in Chicago. She has been writing for over eighteen years. She enjoys meditating, practicing & teaching chair yoga, and swimming.

To learn more about Amy, go here: https://amyspeele.com/

Today, Amy and I discuss:

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After my friend died, I slowly started to lose faith in my memories of her -- she was no longer around to bounce memories back and forth with. So how did I know they were still accurate? Were they shifting over time? And if they are shifting, then does that mean she is slipping away from me?

I shared this fear with one of my friends, who gave me a beautiful new perspective, which helped me SO much. I hope it helps you too.

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Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!

Audrey talks about how much her life has changed (for the better!) since college, mental health, and how the vast internet should have more resources for friend-grief for crying out loud!

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On today’s episode, my good friend Audrey and I talk about:

TRIGGER WARNING: The topic of suicide comes up in this conversation. Please take care of yourself, and if you or someone you know is experiencing a suicide crisis or mental health-related distress, you can call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 988.

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Today I talk all about SIGNS -- or messages from loved ones who have passed.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus talked about signs on her podcast "Wiser Than Me" (the episode with Isabel Allende), and she said: "even if it isn't a sign -- which I would like to believe that it is -- even if it isn't, to think of it as a sign is okay...it is an affirmation of the mystery of life."

That's how I like to think about signs too. There's so much we don't know about the universe, that I can't definitively say whether they're real or not real. But I choose to believe that they're real, because it comforts me, and makes me feel connected to people I love who have passed.

SO on today's episode, I read an excerpt that I wrote about a very meaningful sign I felt I received from my friend Lauren.

If you've received a sign, or want to talk about signs, please reach out to me! I'd love to hear about it!

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Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!

Karen and I discuss the dear friends she’s lost, how she expresses herself through laughter rather than tears, and the shock of grappling with her own mortality after the loss of a friend.

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About today’s guest, Karen Cohen. Karen is a career & spiritual life coach, Emmy Award-Winning TV Producer, and certified Chikara-Reiki-Do Master.

 To learn more about Karen, go here: www.karenleecohen.com

Karen and I discuss:

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Y'all, I get real vulnerable here.

I talk about the memoir about my friendship that I've been working on, and the intense web of thorns that is grief and memories. I ask the really hard questions: by writing about her, am I honoring her? As the memories I write about change and morph over time, am I creating a memory of a memory of a memory of a memory? Am I, in short, erasing her?

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Enjoy this bonus episode of cut material – or “deleted scenes” as I like to call them – from today’s interview!

Susanna and I discuss:

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About today’s guest, Susanna Turner (she/her). Susanna was was born in Bogota, Colombia. Along with her adoptive mother, an international school principal from Newton, MA, Susanna has lived in six different countries: Colombia, Argentina, India, Pakistan, USA & Venezuela. She is passionate about telling stories about being an adoptee, growing up internationally, and being a Third Culture Kid. She is a visual artist, storyteller, and actor represented by BMG Talent (Chicago).

To learn more about Susanna, go here: https://www.susannaturner.com/

Susanna and I discuss:

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