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Office Ours: Modern Loss (with Rebecca Soffer)
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- Two Peas on a Pod
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- Jun 18, 2026
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Summary
What if grief didn't have to be something you move through alone even when it feels like no one else could possibly understand what you're carrying? On this episode of Office Ours, Dr. Miriam sits down with Rebecca Soffer to talk about what it really means to show up for someone who's grieving and what it means to let people show up for you. Rebecca is the co-founder of Modern Loss, a Peabody Award-winning former producer for The Colbert Report, and the bestselling author of The Modern Loss Handbook. After losing both of her parents before 33, she stopped waiting for the world to talk about grief differently and built a community to do it herself. They get into why "let me know if there's anything I can do" almost never lands, the dinner conversation that sparked Modern Loss, and why grief isn’t a straight line, it’s a wave you learn to surf. Rebecca shares why laughing at the bat-sh*t crazy parts of loss could be what gets you through, the difference between giving someone space and creating distance, and why the loneliest experiences in life are often the ones with the most power to bring us together. This one is for anyone who has loved and lost... Which, eventually, is all of us. -- Follow your new friend: @rebeccasoffer and @modernloss Your friendship questions deserve answers. Reach out at [email protected] , on social media or, pick up the phone and call or text with your friendship story or questions at 615-PODLINE (That's 615-763-5463). Stay in touch with us: @twopeasonapod @miriamkirmayer www.miriamkirmayer.com -- Two Peas on a Pod is hosted by Dr. Miriam Kirmaye…