Transformative Power of Words in Times of Grief

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The chapter explores the emotional journey of the speaker as they reflect on studying a figure's work following personal losses, touching on its evolving resonance and the unexpected connections made. It delves into the concept that words don't entirely belong to their speakers, unraveling authorship disputes and influences. The narrative navigates through delicate processes of storytelling, focusing on friendship, loss, and the power of language in self-expression and connection.

Lissa Soep is an audio producer, editor and author whose latest book is Other People’s Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End.

“I am so keenly aware of how much my own voice is a product of editing relationships and co-producing relationships with other people's words. … I will forever feel indebted to those then young people who are now writers and educators and therapists. … I feel like my voice is sort of a product of that time.”

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