This week, Amanda’s dear friend Ricki Lake joins Good Grief for an emotional and hopeful conversation about losing her husband, losing her home, and learning to start over. Ricki opens up about the loss of her late husband, Christian, to suicide after his struggle with bipolar disorder and chronic pain, and how grief forced her to reinvent her life and finally learn to love herself unconditionally. She also shares the raw story of losing her Malibu home in a fire and how that devastating chapter unexpectedly led her and her now-husband Ross to a completely new life in New York. Together, Amanda and Ricki talk about what it means to grieve a life you imagined, how to carry grief with you as a friend, and why Ricki says our life is sweeter because of the suffering. This is a conversation all about resilience, self-acceptance, and reinvention, and we’re so grateful to Ricki for trusting us with her story. 

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Grief is sneaky. And moving on from it can feel like betraying the person you lost.

On this week’s episode of Good Grief, Amanda sits down with Rabbi Steve Leder for a conversation about grief and loss that refuses to be tidy - and about why "getting over it" is never a worthy or achievable goal to begin with.

Rabbi Leder names the betrayal sitting at the center of every loss: the harder you loved someone, the more moving forward feels like leaving them behind. He explains why some degree of betrayal is required in order to heal, why letting go feels like the decision to forget, and why "there is no arrival without a departure." He also opens up about the grief of retirement, handing over the torch, and the wintering that followed - and about the 125 milligrams of Zoloft a day he says got him to this point.

You'll hear why he would give back every book he's ever written for one more lunch with his dad, the room full of a friend's parents' belongings that still hasn't been opened, and the two moments - one from inside his mother's dementia, one from a billboard on a bad day - that changed how he thinks about signs.

If you're dealing with grief, supporting someone who is, or you've ever felt guilty for laughing again, this one is for you.

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What do dying people fear most? This week on Good Grief, Amanda sits down with ceremonial death midwife Barbie Herron Conkling for a conversation that will change how you think about death, grief and closure. Barbie shares what she’s learned sitting with hundreds of dying people, how she supports families through the final hours of life, and why she says most people aren't afraid of dying- they're afraid of leaving people behind. Amanda and Barbie also uncover an unexpected bond from their time at Cedars-Sinai, and Barbie opens up about losing her son Lyon and the beautiful nine-hour vigil and ceremony they held for him. Plus, you’ll hear personal stories from Amanda and Barbie about knowing when someone’s soul has left, and the 5 essential phrases for closure. We explore what happens in the last 24 hours of life, the difference between a death doula and hospice, signs like energy bursts and visitations, and how to support someone who is dying while caring for those left behind. 

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This week on Good Grief, Amanda sits down with her dear friend Kelly Rizzo- host of the Comfort Food podcast and widow of Bob Saget - to talk about what life really looks like after losing your partner, from navigating grief in the public eye to the fear, guilt, and hope that comes with dating again. Kelly opens up about life after Bob, how her friendship with Amanda helped her through the early days of widowhood, and what she's learned about carrying love forward while still honoring the past. Together, Amanda and Kelly share the truths no one tells you about widow grief, finding community, and trusting yourself to open your heart again.

Whether you're navigating loss, supporting someone who is, or wondering what healing after grief really looks like, this conversation will meet you right where you are. x

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This week on Good Grief, Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry joins Amanda for a deeply personal conversation about the health scare he kept mostly out of the headlines. In the past year, Tyler underwent two brain surgeries to remove a cyst that had quietly returned since his teens - and while doctors ruled out cancer, he admits the whole thing is a mystery. He shares the premonition that something big was coming at 30, why he was back doing readings within a couple of months, and the one lingering effect that still catches him off guard.

Together, we talk about the "glimmers" that keep us afloat when grief feels like sinking, the many forms loss takes, and how Amanda has felt more spiritually connected to her late husband Nick than ever before - from signs and synchronicities to learning how to ask for them specifically.

This is Tyler Henry like you've never heard him: vulnerable, funny, and more certain than ever that we're never really alone. 

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Zach Braff knows grief - and he's learned to find the light in it. In this raw and unexpectedly funny conversation, Amanda sits down with her longtime friend to talk about losing his father, Hal, processing pain through his films (A Good Person, Clean Hands), and the moment his hard-of-hearing dad shouted "How do you spell aneurysm?" in the ICU - and the whole family broke into laughter.

Zach opens up about channeling sadness into art, the advice Bobby Cannavale gave him when his career stalled ("Bro, move on. It's what we do."), and his "throw the kitchen sink at it" method for crawling out of a dark season. If you're grieving, struggling, or just need permission to laugh through the hard stuff, this one's for you.

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In this episode of Good Grief, we sit down with my sister Anna Kloots for one of the most honest conversations we've had. Anna is a writer and travel influencer known for her blog Travel Outside The Box and her book My Own Magic, and she's spent the last few years rebuilding her life more than once- first through a devastating divorce that sent her all the way to Paris to start over, and more recently through the heartbreak of a miscarriage.

We talk about how our parents shaped the way we process emotion, why Anna's therapy session revealing her ex-husband wanted a divorce became one of the most traumatic moments of her life, and what gave her the courage to move to Paris with five suitcases and not a single person she knew. We also get into the grief no one prepares you for - miscarriage - and the well-meaning but painful comments Anna received afterward, plus what actually helped her get through it: writing, walking, and simply being acknowledged.

This conversation is proof that grief doesn't just knock you down - it can force you to rebuild a life you didn't even know you wanted.

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To kick off Good Grief, Amanda sits down with her friend Harry Jowsey for an honest conversation about the unexpected ways grief can bring people together. The two met through their shared experiences with loss and formed a friendship that surprises many people. In this heartfelt first episode, they open up about Harry’s father, their friendship, working together on "Let’s Marry Harry", what it means to find love after loss, and how grief continues to shape both of their lives today.

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We're kicking off Good Grief with the episode Amanda has wanted to make for six years - and it's the one closest to her heart. In this solo premiere, Amanda opens up about losing her husband, Nick Cordero, at 41 after a 95-day battle with COVID, and what it's really meant to grieve him while becoming a mom, moving across the country, and starting over in Los Angeles.

We talk a lot about grief being heavy - but Amanda's here to make the case that grief can also be good. Over the past six years, she's gone from hating grief and pushing it away, to calling it her roommate, and eventually, her friend.

This isn't a podcast about staying stuck in sadness. It's about building a community where we can laugh, ask questions, stay curious, and find joy again - together. Every episode will open with a question from you, our community, answered from two perspectives.

Grief is love. And if love is beautiful, maybe grief can be too.

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How can our hardest chapters teach us how to live? Good Grief, hosted by Emmy-nominated television host, fitness entrepreneur, bestselling author, and widow, Amanda Kloots , is a heartfelt exploration into what happens after life changes forever. Through conversations with celebrities, experts, and everyday people, Amanda takes a look at the many forms of grief we experience: the loss of a loved one, a marriage, a career, a dream, or even a sense of home.
These vulnerable and uplifting conversations invite guests to share how they navigated their hardest chapters and found a way to move forward: not by leaving grief behind, but instead by carrying it with them in a new way.  Amanda also shares the life-changing lessons she learned after the loss of her husband in 2020.
Join Amanda and her guests as they share their “Good Grief Moments” — the unexpected gifts, lessons, and perspectives that have changed their lives after loss.

Coming August 5th.

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