Openly Discussing Grief

Midday on WNYC | Jan 22, 2018

Rebecca Soffer and Gabi Birkner talk about their new book Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. They co-founded the website Modern Loss in an effort to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief. Soffer and Birkner, along with forty guest contributors including Lucy Kalanithi, singer Amanda Palmer, and CNN’s Brian Stelter, reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics including triggers, sex, secrets and inheritance.

Event: On January 23 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., join Modern Loss co-founders Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner in celebrating the launch of their new book with an evening of community and live storytelling at PowerHouse Arena 28 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY. 

 

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