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We Don't “Move On” From Grief. We Move Forward With It A conversation with Nora McInerny – a captivating writer, speaker, and host known for fearlessly embracing life's highs and lows. After experiencing profound loss, she channeled her grief into raw and vulnerable storytelling through her podcast, “Terrible, Thanks for Asking,” and her bestselling book, “It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too).” Nora's ability to find beauty in chaos, blend humor with authenticity, and inspire resilience has made her a beacon of hope for those facing adversity. With unwavering honesty, she captivates audiences as a sought-after speaker, leaving a lasting impression. Nora McInerny's infectious energy and commitment to finding joy in the face of challenges make her an inspiring force in the literary and speaking world. From the service aired on 2/18/24 If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to Subscribe and review our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It is the #1 way to support this podcast, and it's free! Go to the main podcast page, scroll down and at the bottom you'll find a place to rate the podcast and to leave a review.  Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and YouTube @newchurchlive  Visit our Website and Make a donation to support our church community Video of Service HERE

“Sometimes it feels like empathy, sympathy, sorrow, grief are scarce resources, because we certainly treat them like that. And if someone is feeling too much for you, they are not feeling enough for me. If somebody is comforting this person at the funeral because they are weeping the loudest, not because they were closest to this person, but because funerals bring up all kinds of feelings about ourselves, our relationships to other people. I was unhinged at a funeral for my mom's friend's husband. I was supposed to be on my second date with Aaron. This man died of brain cancer and I was choking, crying, imagining my own dad dying, not knowing that this same disease is growing in the man I'm about to go on a second date with. Not knowing that in four years I will be at my dad's funeral. And then we're always checking up on each other. Just this is a human thing, right? To check up on each other, to see how other people are doing it, to take your eyes off your own paper to see how you are doing and what kind of attention you're getting or all these things, all these comparisons, they all come down to like, does mine count? Yeah. Does mine count? The thing is they all count and they're all completely different.”  So says Nora McInerny, one of the brightest lights in my life, and a guide to many, many others, thanks to her hit podcast, “Terrible, Thanks for Asking.” Nora is quick to point out one of the deep and painful ironies in her life, which is that she wouldn't be our guide if she hadn't really been through it—and lost so much. In the span of a few months, Nora miscarried, her father died from cancer, and her first husband, Aaron, died from glioblastoma when he was 35. Alone with their baby, Nora began the journey back to life, using this new, deeply unwanted reality, as the ground from which to plow a path for the rest of us—a path that's often sad, sometimes hilarious, and always wise. In the early days of her loss, she founded a Facebook group called “The Hot Young Widows Club” and started a podcast called “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” as a meeting ground for other travelers who also found themselves improbably devastated and lost. She also gave an incredible TED Talk: “We don't ‘move on' from grief. We move forward with it.” In the intervening years, she remarried, birthed another child, and written a roster of hilarious and moving books—It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Okay, Too), No Happy Endings, Bad Vibes Only, and more. She also started a company called Feelings & Co., where she attends to all of our messy emotions: Besides the main podcast, she now produces a short, daily show—”It's Going To Be Okay,” and “The Terrible Reading Club.” Shameless plug, but she featured On Our Best Behavior and interviewed me on her show. Nora is one of my favorite conversation partners because she's not afraid to go there—and make jokes while doing it. Okay, let's get to our conversation. MORE FROM NORA MCINERNY Terrible, Thanks for Asking It's Going To Be Okay The Terrible Reading Club Bad Vibes Only No Happy Endings It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Okay, Too) Feelings & Co. Nora's Website Follow Nora on Instagram and TikTok Nora's Substack Nora's TED Talk To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 2017 - Nora McInerny Purmont discusses her memoir "It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool, Too.)" Purmont was 27 years old when her boyfriend was diagnosed with a rare and serious form of brain cancer. They went ahead and got married and had a child together. The book focuses primarily on how much joy they tried to pack into the three years of marriage they were granted before Aaron's untimely death.

Whitney talks to Natalia Terfa about what it means to build a loving community across space and time and cultural differences. References: Cafeteria Christian website: https://www.cafeteriachristian.club  "Hallelujah Anyway" by Anne Lamott, "It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too)" by Nora McInerny

Nora, a repeat guest on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, talks about her latest (and first!) collection of essays, Bad Vibes Only: (and Other Things I Bring to the Table), her struggles with an eating disorder, her fabulous podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, and the role of competitive parenting that she wasn't prepared for. Zibby loved her previous books No Happy Endings and It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too). Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Usj0HhBookshop: https://bit.ly/3U7QIS7Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This listener's worst date story had Kevin laughing so hard he cried, TFW our WHATCHAMACALLIT contestant tell us to “SHUT UP!”, take notes: here's why proposing in public isn't always a great idea, we play another fun round of "Sing It", Baby Shark the movie is coming, your dreams of “Living at Disneyland” are coming true, Sonia's life hack of the day and more...Find us on IG: @KevinLimOnAir & @SoniaSid w/ Producer @ItsJordanDaniels

Kate Bowler is a religious historian and Professor at the Duke Divinity School. She's also a witty, warm, wildly successful author, wife and mom living with Stage IV Cancer. Much of Kate's early work was focused on the Prosperity Gospel - the belief that if you had the right faith, and prayed the right prayers, God would reward you with health, wealth and happiness. Soon after writing “Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel” Kate got diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer at the age of 35. Oh, the irony. Her newest book No Cure for Being Human follows the bestseller “Everything Happens for a Reason: and Other Lies I've Loved” which all challenge the American belief that all tragedies are tests of character. As you'll hear, Kate felt like an old friend who'd happily greet me on one of those wraparound southern porches with a cup of tea and Ted Lasso biscuits. We laughed and we laugh-cried as we compared stories and empathized with our shared grief. Because sometimes, there is no good answer to “why us?” but we move forward anyway. No Cure for Being Human Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved Everything Happens Podcast @katecbowler More at www.notimetowasteproject.com or follow IG @notimetowasteproject

In the span of a few weeks, Nora McInerny experienced three unimaginable losses: a miscarriage, the death of her father and the death of her husband. Yet in the wake of loss, Nora, host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and author of bestselling books No Happy Endings and The Young Hot Widows Club reminds us that we get to assemble something new from what is left behind. Today, Nora shares about the painful experiences we inevitably face, how to cope with the emotional aftermath and the important balance between finding happiness and holding space for the unhappy experiences that have shaped us. In a year riddled with painful losses, political divisiveness, social isolation, and so much more... This conversation is a reminder that life will have incomprehensible tragedy... And yet, the foundation is firm and the best of our days remain ahead.  SHOW NOTES: Fall 2014: October 3: Nora loses her pregnancy. October 8: Nora's father loses his battle with cancer. November 25: Aaron loses his battle with brain cancer. While Nora wishes she had more video of Aaron, she's thankful they wrote his obituary + planned his funeral together. Read Aaron's viral obituary here. "Your job when talking to someone suffering is not to fix it. Acknowledge what is and let them know you're thinking of them." Showing up for others: Do what you can do + what you will do competently, consistently and humbly.  Nora on hearing others share memories of Aaron: "The most beautiful part is realizing how many part of your person live within others." “Even if you’re surrounded by people you love, figuring out grief is a solo project.” “Ernest Hemingway wrote “the world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger in the broken places.”  Listen to Nora McInerny's Terrible, Thanks for Asking here. Get Nora McInerny's books No Happy Endings, It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) and The Young Hot Widows Club. *** Join our Live Inspired Together community, text PODCAST2021 to 314-207-5010. *** About our sponsor: Keeley Companies wholeheartedly believes that if you get the people right -the results will follow. They set themselves apart with a forward-thinking culture that empowers their people and fosters loyal partnerships. Keeley Companies are a proud sponsor, partner, and super fan of the Live Inspired Podcast. Learn more about Keeley Companies.

I’m predicting a comeback of humor in 2021 and beyond. Get a head start on yours.

Thrive 5 returns with podcast host and author Nora McInerny. She’s the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and the author of numerous books including No Happy Endings and It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too). In this episode, host Clarice Metzger talks to Nora about being open about the tough things in life, the importance of empathy in the workplace, and how late 90s rom-coms are truly saving us right now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Grief has taken all shapes and forms this year. We hope this episode gives you space to feel your grief in a way that is best for you. Special thanks to Brady Dubose for mixing and producing this episode! Hannah's suggestion for additional resources Books: Yeah of magical thinking by Joan Didion It's Ok that You're Not Ok by Megan Devine There is no good card for this by Dr. Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) by Nora McInerny Podcasts: Terrible Thanks For Asking Everything Happens

On today’s episode of Steal the Show, we’re talking about how to share emotional topics on stage so that you and the audience both feel safe.  Nora McInerny is the best-selling author of the best-selling books, It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) and No Happy Endings, as well as The Hot Young Widows Club. She hosts the award-winning podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, and presented on the TED mainstage. The founder of the non-profit Still Kickin, Nora contributes to Time, Slate, and Vox. Nora is a master storyteller known for her dedication to bringing heart and levity to the difficult and uncomfortable conversations most of us try to avoid. Read more at https://StealtheShow.com/podcast/137-terrible-thanks-for-asking-podcast-host-nora-mcinerny-on-bringing-emotional-truths-to-difficult-topics/

Happy New Year! We are off this week and will be replaying some of our favorite Forever35 episodes. Please enjoy Nora McInerny from May, 2018.Kate and Doree are both in home organization mode. Doree reveals her birthday kitchen project, while Kate details her newly organized linen closet. Then they talk to the amazing Nora McInerny, host of the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast, author of It’s Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too) and founder of Still Kickin', a non-profit that supports people going through awful things. Nora talks about dealing with tragedy, how to actually help people who are grieving, and the many joys of drugstore makeup.To leave a voicemail, call 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:Il Makiage - Visit IlMakiage.com/quiz to find your perfect foundation now and try it risk-free for 14 days.Rothy's - For free shipping and free returns/exchanges, visit rothys.com/forever35.The Dream - Listen to The Dream now in your favorite podcast app.Ritual - For 10% off your first 3 months visit ritual.com/forever35.Theme music by Riot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Alice and Kim talk about books to read for Black History Month and some nonfiction adjacent podcasts they love (plus more books). This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s TBR and Flatiron Books, and I Am Yours: A Shared Memoir by Reema Zaman, from Amberjack Publishing.. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. FOLLOW UP American Fire by Monica Hesse An African in Greenland by Tété-Michel Kpomassie Ice Diaries: An Antarctic Memoir by Jean McNeil A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland by William E. Glassley NEW BOOKS No Beast So Fierce by Dane Huckelbridge Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang BuzzFeed: I’ve Been Committed To A Psych Ward Three Times — And It Never Helped Underground by Will Hunt WEEKLY THEME: BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers, edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris Negroland by Margo Jefferson To Keep the Waters Troubled by Linda O. McMurry NONFICTION + PODCASTS Podcast: Broken Harts Mel Magazine: The Sad, Strange Life and Death of Devonte Hart Podcast: In the Dark Podcast: Here to Make Friends A Girl’s Guide to Joining the Resistance by Emma Gray I Didn’t Come Here to Make Friends by Courtney Robertson Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman Podcast: Terrible, Thanks for Asking It’s Ok to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too) by Nora McInerny Purmort READING NOW Victoria: The Queen by Julia Baird American Prison by Shane Bauer The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (not nonfiction!)

I recently got a chance to sit down with my shero Nora McInerny. She's been through some shitty situations... but she's used her trauma to launch some amazing thing. A hugely insane podcast: TERRIBLE Thanks for Asking, a book: It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), and a non-profit: Still Kickin. When Nora asked me to be the opening speaker at her Still Kickin In Real Life retreat I didn't hesitate to say yes. So we sat down and discussed the shitty things that have happened to me. Now I love being the interviewer, but if I'm gonna be interviewed... there's no one I'd rather be interviewed by than Nora McInerny ( okay, and Oprah, but I'm sure Nora would be cool with that)

Kate and Doree are both in home organization mode. Doree reveals her birthday kitchen project, while Kate details her newly organized linen closet.Then they talk to the amazing Nora McInerny, host of the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast, author of It’s Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too) and founder of Still Kickin', a non-profit that supports people going through awful things. Nora talks about dealing with tragedy, how to actually help people who are grieving, and the many joys of drugstore makeup. Follow her @Noraborealis on Twitter and Instagram.This episode is sponsored by:- Omaha Steaks. Get a special Father’s Day package just for Forever35 listeners. Go to Omahasteaks.com and type Forever35 in the search bar to the Father's Day package for just $49.99 (a 78% discount).- Lola. For 40% off your first order, visit mylola.com and enter Forever35 when you subscribe.Theme music by Riot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The host of the Terrible Thanks For Asking podcast and author of It's Okay To Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) sits down with Paul before a live audience to talk about how she processed (and still is) the grief of losing family members and dealing with her depression and anxiety. A funny and touching conversation. For more on Nora go to www.NoraBorealis.com Follow her on twitter @NoraBorealis Follow her on Instagram @NoraBorealis Follow her on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NoraBorealis Check out her podcast Terrible, Thanks For Asking Check out her book It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.  To get your first week of online counseling free go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental  Must be 18 To become a monthly donor for as little as $1/month (and qualify for bonus content and goodies from Paul go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod To make a one-time donation via Paypal go to www.mentalpod.com/donate You can make a one-time donation via Zelle by sending money to mentalpod at gmail.com To help fund Paul's next trip to record international guests, especially in Ireland, go to https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland Follow Paul on Twitter @mentalpod and Instagram @mentalpod

Nora McInerny, host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and author of It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) shares her advice about how to deal with life’s inevitable losses and setbacks.   You’ll hear:   How to respond when bad things happen to you and others How to deal (and not deal) with mistakes you make How to stay focused on the present   Additional resources:   Podcast episode mentioned Link to book: It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) Website: www.noraborealis.com/ Podcast: http://www.noraborealis.com/podcast/   Still Kickin: https://www.stillkickin.co  Twitter: @noraborealis Instagram: @noraborealis Facebook: @hellonoramcinerny    

Episode Thirty Five Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Join our Goodreads Group! Let us know what you want us to choose as the next read along. You can email, tweet or join the discussion on the Goodreads page. We have an upcoming read-along: February – Maurice by E.M. Forster. – Just Read – Chris DNF’d a book: Picnic at Hanging Rock – Joan Lindsay The Rules of Magic – Alice Hoffman (EF) Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival – Velma Wallis (CW) Cove – Cynan Jones (EF) The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir – Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II – Liza Mundy (CW) (audio) The Selected Letters of Willa Cather – Willa Cather, Andrew Jewell (CW) Someone – Alice McDermott (EF) What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky – Lesley Nneka Arimah (EF) – Biblio Adventures – Emily went to both the Guilford Library and the Glastonbury Welles Turner Library Chris is volunteering and spending time at the Institute Library in New Haven – Upcoming Jaunts – Chris is heading to RJ Julia in Madison to see Paul Kix discuss his book The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France’s Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando Savoy Bookshop & Café has a New Year’s Day sale with 25% off everything Jan 8 – Kelly Corrigan in Conversation with Ariel Levy at the 92nd St Y – Upcoming Reads – The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin (CW) Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality – Pema Chödrön (EF) (audio) – Top Reads of 2017 – Emily’s favorite reads: Top Nonfiction B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good – Ryan Honeyman (EF) Favorite Memoirs Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body – Roxane Gay (EF) It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool, Too) – Nora McInerny Purmort (EF) The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir – Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (EF) Favorite Fiction The Mothers – Brit Bennett (EF) News of the World – Paulette Jiles (EF) Plainsong (Plainsong #1) – Kent Haruf (EF) Chris’s favorite reads: See Her Blog Post On Gift Ideas Mastering the Art of Self-Expression & More – Laura Thoma (CW) Young Adult-ish Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World – Sarah Prager (CW) Favorite Mysteries The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) – Jane Harper (CW) And Fire Came Down (Caleb Zelic #2) – Emma Viskic (CW) New Haven Noir – edited by Amy Bloom (CW) Favorite Fiction Pachinko – Min Jin Lee (CW) The Leavers – Lisa Ko (CW) The Gypsy Moth Summer – Julia Fierro (CW) Non-Fiction Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body – Roxane Gay (CW)(audio) Going and Goodbye: A Memoir – Shuly Xóchitl Cawood (CW) OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army – Ann Todd (CW) – Also Mentioned – Libro.fm – audiobook subscription service Zora Neale Hurston – Barracoon // Their Eyes Were Watching God Chicago Review of Books Velma Wallis – Bird Girl & the Man Who Followed the Sun: An Athabaskan Indian Legend from Alaska Alice McDermott – The Ninth Hour: A Novel // Charming Billy Road to Success with Laura Thoma Dave Eggers – What is the What Jennifer Egan – Manhattan Beach

Carrie interviews author, podcast host, and the founder of Still Kickin, Nora McInerny! They discuss family, grief and loss, and finding motivation to get out the door for a run. Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com. Nora McInerny Nora McInerny was voted Most Humorous by the Annunciation Catholic School Class of 1998. It was mostly downhill after that, but she did get to spend three glorious years married to Aaron Joseph Purmort (aka Spider-Man). She is the author of It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), the founder of the nonprofit organization Still Kickin, host of the American Public Media Podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, and a contributing editor for Elle.com.

Episode Seventeen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine – Just Read – It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) – Nora McInerny (EF) Aaron Joseph Purmort’s obituary Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis – J.D. Vance (CW) History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund (EF) Shiver Hitch – Linda Greenlaw (EF & CW) The Grand Central Baking Book – Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson (EF) Georgia – Dawn Tripp (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – The Gypsy Moth Summer – Julia Fierro (CW) Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home – Rhoda Janzen (EF) (audio) – Biblio Adventures – May 23 – Girls Write Now Awards Awards were given to: Zadie Smith, Sophia Amoruso, Ilana Glazer, Melissa Harris-Perry, Abbi Jacobson Melissa Harris-Perry’s most recent OpEd in the NY Times Girls Write Now Anthologies May 26 – Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore and Russell Library May 31-June 2 – Book Expo Conference Sessions from Book Expo: Adult Editor’s Buzz The First Amendment Resistance Presented by PEN America An Evening With Hillary Rodham Clinton Book Reviews: The Diversity of Race, Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation Anti Oppression Web Tool WTF is Happening, Senator Franken Chris went to her niece’s graduation at Williams College where the commencement speaker was Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche. Listen to it here. Chris went out West and visited three bookstores: Godfather’s Books and Espresso in Astoria, OR Powell’s in Portland, OR Green Bean Books in Portland, OR Emily went up to Maine and visited three bookstores (and chased Linda Greenlaw to no avail): Library Bookstore in Bath, ME Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops and Cafe in Damariscotta, ME Print: A Bookstore in Portland, ME – Upcoming Jaunts – June 14 – Chris will head to RJ Julia Bookstore to see Linda Greenlaw author of Shiver Hitch June 29 – Emily will head to Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore to see Weike Wang author of Chemistry – Upcoming Reads – Foxlowe – Eleanor Wasserberg (CW) The Standard Grand – Jay Baron Nicorvo (CW) The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin (EF) An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (EF) – Also Mentioned – Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic - Colum McCann Silver Sparrow – Tayari Jones Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World – Sarah Prager Plainsong – Kent Haruf Honey Paw Restaurant in Portland, OR

Episode Sixteen Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Follow up: Kathleen Rooney’s Poems While You Wait – proceeds go to her imprint Rose Metal Press – Just Read – Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted Transformations, Unfortunate Miscommunications, and Humiliating Situations That Only They Have Words For – Rebecca Schuman (CW) Anything is Possible – Elizabeth Strout (EF) Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940’s & 50’s: A Library of America Boxed Set edited by Sarah Weinman. In A Lonely Place – Dorothy B. Hughes (CW) Saints for All Occasions – J. Courtney Sullivan (EF) Red Car – Marcy Dermansky (EF) books we Just Couldn’t Read (or DNF’d) Into the Water – Paula Hawkins (CW) One in a Million Boy – Monica Wood (EF) Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (CW) Blue Light Yokohama – Nicolás Obregón (EF) – Currently Reading/Listening – History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund (EF) Connecticut Valley Tobacco – Brianna Dunlap (CW) The Gypsy Moth Summer – Julia Fierro (CW) – Biblio Adventures – Chris, Emily and their friend Russell had a trifecta visiting Breakwater Books, RJ Julia Bookseller and the Book Barn all in one day! Chris, Emily and their friend Julia visited the Emily Dickinson Museum while Russell visited Amherst Books. Emily went to Powell’s Books in Portland, OR both the main store and the store on Hawthorne to see David Callahan author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age. Emily saw the outside of the bookstore Another Read Through but didn’t get to visit so there is a reason to go back to Portland! Emily went to RJ Julia Booksellers to see Cathryn Jakobson Ramin discuss her book Crooked: Outwitting the Back Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery. Emily went to RJ Julia Booksellers to see the Connecticut Coalition of Poets Laureate. They performed readings from Laureates of Connecticut: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. – Upcoming Jaunts – Emily and Chris are planning a joint jaunt to Yale’s Beinecke Library to see an exhibit. May 24 – Chris is headed to Bookclub Bookstore & More to see Brianna Dunlap author of Connecticut Valley Tobacco. May 23 – Girls Write Now Awards May 31-June 2 – Book Expo America – Upcoming Reads – Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World – Sarah Prager (CW) The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Guilded Age – David Callahan (EF) It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) – Nora McInerny (EF) – Also Mentioned – Half of a Yellow Sun – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (CW) Maine – J. Courtney Sullivan (EF) Inside Philanthropy is an online resource to learn Who’s Funding What, and Why Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast

Nora McInerny Purmort visited the store in June to read from her heart-wrenching and hilarious (yeah, both) memoir, It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too).

Join LOVE Cafe on Facebook Here New LOVE Cafe Website Here LIVE on LOVE Cafe Radio, Nora McInerny Purmort shares Insights, Stories and How she and her late husband Aaron Overcame Grief even as Casncer closed in like a poisonious spider bite in their short 3 year marriage. Scott CLuthe, Host and Producer, invites you to call in at: 347-308-8478. Joining the ranks of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Carry On, Warrior, a fierce, hysterically funny memoir that reminds us that comedy equals tragedy plus time. Twentysomething Nora McInerny Purmort bounced from boyfriend to boyfriend and job to job. Then she met Aaron, a charismatic art director and her kindred spirit. They made mix tapes (and pancakes) into the wee hours of the morning. They finished each other's sentences. They just knew. When Aaron was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer, they refused to let it limit their love. They got engaged on Aaron's hospital bed and married after his first surgery. They had a baby when he was on chemo. They shared an amazing summer filled with happiness and laughter. A few months later, Aaron died in Nora's arms in another hospital bed. His wildly creative obituary, which they wrote together, touched the world.

Lori talks with Nora McInerny Purmort, a woman who tried to pack fifty years of marriage into the three short ones she was given with her terminally ill husband. McInerny Purmort is the author of "It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Okay, Too)."

Get to know Nora McInerny Purmort, author of “It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), a memoir written after Nora’s husband, Aaron, died from brain cancer.  Nora, Erin, & Rita talk about Nora’s experiences writing the book, navigating social media – from hate follows to finding support through people you’d have never found otherwise, and Nora’s perspective on “things” – the reminders and memories she has of Aaron, why they matter, and, also, why they don’t.    Instead of a sponsor for today’s episode, we’re sponsoring Nora’s organization, Still Kicking. Thank you so much for listening and supporting our sponsors, which in turn allows us to share incredible stories and support really good people.        

Strong women piss the internet off. So excited to share this week’s episode, featuring the one and only Nora McInerny Purmort (a.k.a. @NoraBorealis), founder of the non-profit Still Kickin, author of the new book It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), mother to precocious pooper Ralph, and all around amazing human. We talk tragedy […]

Strong women piss the internet off. So excited to share this week’s episode, featuring the one and only Nora McInerny Purmort (a.k.a. @NoraBorealis), founder of the non-profit Still Kickin, author of the new book It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too), mother to precocious pooper Ralph, and all around amazing human. We talk tragedy […]