Other People Have It Worse: Veteran Jason Kander on PTSD & recognizing you need help
On the outside, veteran Jason Kander had everything going for him: successful political career, lovely family, the respect of his peers. But on the inside, he was struggling: nightmares, depression an...
31 Okt 20221h 13min
Women, Life, Freedom: Grief and Power In Iran, with Nazanin Nour
What’s happening in Iran and why are you hearing about it so much? This week on Here After, Iranian-American actor & writer Nazanin Nour on the protests unfolding in Iran, grief in the Iranian global...
24 Okt 202253min
Pet Loss and Veterinarians Who Cry: with Veterinary Oncologist and Author Dr. Renee Alsarraf
Nobody likes to talk about pet loss… but everybody wants to talk about pet loss. What a difficult scenario that is! Veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf joins us to talk about grief, professionali...
17 Okt 202243min
Grief In Fiction, Grief In Life, with Best-Selling Author, Emily X.R. Pan
NYT best-selling author Emily X.R. Pan had a problem: she wanted to write about her grandmother’s complex and fascinating life in 1920s Taiwan, but the task seemed too overwhelming. A deeply personal ...
10 Okt 202253min
Over and Over Again: Illustrator Aubrey Hirsch on the Power of Storytelling
“Getting people to feel angry with me makes me feel less alone, less helpless. (It) makes me feel like, okay, there’s a whole team of us. We're all gonna do it.” - Writer and illustrator, Aubrey Hirsc...
3 Okt 202239min
A Place Called Home: A Conversation with Child Welfare Advocate, David Ambroz
The scene is 1990’s New York City. Young David Ambroz and his two siblings are homeless, sleeping in bus shelters and bathing in public restrooms, under the care of his mentally ill mother. The child ...
26 Sep 202251min
Stephanie Foo’s Antidote to Climate Anxiety: Bonus Episode
Our fears for the future of this planet are part of an interwoven story of grief and hope. While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and defeated, author Stephanie Foo (What My Bones Know) has found one sma...
20 Sep 202210min
Complex PTSD and the Art of Survival with Author Stephanie Foo
If you’ve lived through horrific trauma or abuse, is it really fair of us to say that the ways you’ve learned to cope are “bad,” or to use clinical speak, “maladaptive”? This week on Here After, Steph...
19 Sep 202243min
