Tembi Locke lived an amazing love story: she met a handsome chef during a study abroad year in Italy when she was just 20 years old. They moved to LA to pursue Tembi’s acting career, and built a life around their love of food, family, and each other.

And then leiomyosarcoma arrived. 

 

Is it still a Hollywood love story if it doesn’t have a happy ending?

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In this episode we cover: 

 

• Who’s the real couple behind the hit Netflix series, From Scratch? 
• Why Tembi made sure From Scratch was an honest guide to profound loss
• How the sleeper hit show Eureka taught Tembi that it’s ok to let people help
• How Tembi Locke learned about the grief in Never Have I Ever only after the show came out
• Why you don’t have to know how it all works out before you get started. 

 

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About our guest:

Tembi Locke is a writer, executive producer, and an accomplished actor. Her best-selling book, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home was the basis for the hit Netflix series, From Scratch. Find her @tembilocke

 

About Megan: 

Psychotherapist Megan Devine is one of today’s most insightful and original voices on grief, from life-altering losses to the everyday grief that we don’t call grief. The best-selling book on grief in over a decade, Megan’s It’s Ok that You’re Not OK, is a global phenomenon that has been translated into more than 25 languages. Her animations and explainers have garnered over 75 million views and are used in training programs around the world. Find her @refugeingrief

 

Additional resources:

Read Tembi Locke’s book - From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

 

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