Nora: I was constantly drinking from this fire hose of other people's very real suffering that I am built to care about to my own detriment. Mo and I are trying to find ways for people to connect when it's online or when it's in person. We're doing FaceTime meetups so that, you know, anybody who's alone at the holidays isn't really alone. No protective boundaries between me and these people that I care so much about. None.
After Nora McInerny’s husband died of cancer in his thirties, Nora became well known for writing about the messiness of grief. She also led grief groups, launched a podcast about grief, and started a non-profit. Nothing Nora did ever felt like enough, until a terrifying moment made her slow down and take a hard look at her own grieving process.
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