Bestselling author Sloane Crosley sits down with Michael Kosta to discuss shifting gears from humorous essays to her latest book about grief, after suffering the loss of a close friend to suicide. They examine the lack of resources for grieving a friend, interpreting grim events through a lens of laughter, and fond memories of a long impactful friendship. #DailyShow #SloaneCrosley #MichaelKosta
Americans have this strange combination of exploiting grief and at the same time never resolving it. Could Americans get through grief without yet another book about grief??? Honestly, why was this book written?
ReplyLove sloane
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ReplyAbout as much production value as a power rangers episode. All formula, no useful information.
ReplyGet this dumb show off the air.
Reply“This novel was pleasantly chesty” was an interesting take that I did not expect.
ReplyI’ve lost two best friends. It’s not a club you want to be in. The worst question to be asked. _Were they a born again Christian?_ If the answer is – no, how the f is that comforting?
ReplyI lost my 17 yr old brother in a car accident when I was 12yr. I can relate to the uncomfortable nature surrounding grief, cause not only did people, my peers especially, not know what to say to me, but it also made *me* uncomfortable.
ReplyI remember a few years later at a pep rally, the band/guests, whoever they were, who were speaking/performing at the pep rally spoke of my brother’s passing. They remembered the last time they were at our school 3 years earlier, how a junior student (my brother) had died. I was embarrassed by it. Of course I swelled up with emotion at the mention of him, but at the same time, I sunk down in my seat, not wanting to b noticed tearing up. I was ashamed, embarrassed, & horrified of any attention it might bring me.
Of course, as I’ve grown up & matured, I realize the undue burden of others’ squeamishness that I placed on myself not wanting to make others uncomfortable, when I honestly should’ve just allowed myself to grieve. I added to my suffering by pushing down those feelings & not wanting them to b seen publicly because I must’ve sensed people’s reaction & not wanted them to b uncomfortable.
I sensed that at 12.
Of course as adults we’re more tuned in to cues & body language, so I imagine many who grieve are influenced by a desire to filter or conceal their grief in order to cater to others, when I think we’d mostly all agree, in actuality, it should b quite the opposite. At our darkest moments, the comfort level of others should *not* b a priority. Sadly, for me it was. Here’s hoping for others, they don’t feel this burden.
I thought this was Mary-Louise Parker at first!
ReplyA Grief Observed is an amazing book that’s helped me through so much grief.
ReplyHeartfelt interview about the realities of the human experience. Thank you 🙏
ReplyI lost my brother to suicide one and half year ago. The pain is here every day. I cried watching this. Thank you for bringing the topic of grief to the Daily Show. I will read this book.
ReplyAre you serious. She got her Shtuff stolen and her friend committed suicide. So that makes her super unlucky and makes her an expert on grief. You must be…me.
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