For much of my life, Father’s Day was the day i avoided, pretending it didn’t exist, or that i’d forgotten what day it was. The pain of remembering was just too great. The loss of my dad, who died when i was ten, was so painful, and still is at times. But today I celebrated Father’s Day, remembering my dad, Wyatt, with little Wyatt and Sebastian and their Papa, Benjamin. I can’t believe how lucky I am.
For much of my life, Father’s Day was the day i avoided, pretending it didn’t exist, or that i’d forgotten what day it was. The pain of remembering was just too great. The loss of my dad, who died when i was ten, was so painful, and still is at times. But today I celebrated Father’s Day, remembering my dad, Wyatt, with little Wyatt and Sebastian and their Papa, Benjamin. I can’t believe how lucky I am.
For much of my life, Father’s Day was the day i avoided, pretending it didn’t exist, or that i’d forgotten what day it was. The pain of remembering was just too great. The loss of my dad, who died when i was ten, was so painful, and still is at times. But today I celebrated Father’s Day, remembering my dad, Wyatt, with little Wyatt and Sebastian and their Papa, Benjamin. I can’t believe how lucky I am.
Thanks for all the lovely birthday wishes. I feel so blissfully happy and lucky to have these two sweet, funny, little boys in my life.
Thanks for all the lovely birthday wishes. I feel so blissfully happy and lucky to have these two sweet, funny, little boys in my life.
About Last Night…. Just wanted to thank all of you who tuned in and all of you who sent me such amazing messages last night and this morning. There were so many truly funny, bizarre, ridiculous, and occasionally moving moments during our show, which is, I think, exactly what you want out of New Year’s Eve. Thanks to all at CNN who made it possible, our guests, @johnmayer and those cats! – and thank you @bravoandy for being a great friend, on camera and off!
About Last Night…. Just wanted to thank all of you who tuned in and all of you who sent me such amazing messages last night and this morning. There were so many truly funny, bizarre, ridiculous, and occasionally moving moments during our show, which is, I think, exactly what you want out of New Year’s Eve. Thanks to all at CNN who made it possible, our guests, @johnmayer and those cats! – and thank you @bravoandy for being a great friend, on camera and off!
Just wanted to thank you for all your messages about my new podcast “All There Is.” The 2nd episode with @colbertlateshow is available now. The 3rd episode is out Wednesday. The link is in my instagram bio.
We don’t talk much about loss and grief, yet they are among the most universal of human experiences. All of us will lose loved ones. All of us will struggle to find a way to move forward. While packing up my mom’s apartment this past year, I began making some recordings about what I was finding and feeling. Going through her stuff, and things she had stored away of my dad’s and my brother’s, was, at times, overwhelming. I felt isolated and alone. I decided to reach out to others who’d navigated their own losses and started recording those very personal conversations as well. What I’ve learned has profoundly reshaped how I think about grief and it’s helped me tremendously. I hope it can help others as well. I turned all those recordings into a podcast about the people we lose, the things they leave behind, and how we can live on – with loss, with laughter and with love.
It’s called All There Is. It starts September 14, but you can listen to the trailer on @applepodcasts now and subscribe so you don’t miss the first episode. https://cnn.it/3KSFFsp
WOW! @kellyripa’s new book is soooo good! It’s really, really funny, sharply written, intimate, and revealing. She calls it a “not-memoir,” and says it’s “long-winded short stories,” but there’s nothing long-winded about it. Her writing moves at hilarious, break-neck speed through the twists and turns of her life on-screen and off. I’ve been friends with Kelly for nearly 25 years, and have always marveled at her talent, but I had no idea she could write like this. She makes it seem easy, but that shows you how good a writer she is. It ain’t easy at all. I’m blown away! Congratulations Kelly! You knocked it out of the park. (why am i using a sports metaphor?) I’m so proud of you!
WOW! @kellyripa’s new book is soooo good! It’s really, really funny, sharply written, intimate, and revealing. She calls it a “not-memoir,” and says it’s “long-winded short stories,” but there’s nothing long-winded about it. Her writing moves at hilarious, break-neck speed through the twists and turns of her life on-screen and off. I’ve been friends with Kelly for nearly 25 years, and have always marveled at her talent, but I had no idea she could write like this. She makes it seem easy, but that shows you how good a writer she is. It ain’t easy at all. I’m blown away! Congratulations Kelly! You knocked it out of the park. (why am i using a sports metaphor?) I’m so proud of you!
WOW! @kellyripa’s new book is soooo good! It’s really, really funny, sharply written, intimate, and revealing. She calls it a “not-memoir,” and says it’s “long-winded short stories,” but there’s nothing long-winded about it. Her writing moves at hilarious, break-neck speed through the twists and turns of her life on-screen and off. I’ve been friends with Kelly for nearly 25 years, and have always marveled at her talent, but I had no idea she could write like this. She makes it seem easy, but that shows you how good a writer she is. It ain’t easy at all. I’m blown away! Congratulations Kelly! You knocked it out of the park. (why am i using a sports metaphor?) I’m so proud of you!
WOW! @kellyripa’s new book is soooo good! It’s really, really funny, sharply written, intimate, and revealing. She calls it a “not-memoir,” and says it’s “long-winded short stories,” but there’s nothing long-winded about it. Her writing moves at hilarious, break-neck speed through the twists and turns of her life on-screen and off. I’ve been friends with Kelly for nearly 25 years, and have always marveled at her talent, but I had no idea she could write like this. She makes it seem easy, but that shows you how good a writer she is. It ain’t easy at all. I’m blown away! Congratulations Kelly! You knocked it out of the park. (why am i using a sports metaphor?) I’m so proud of you!
This is the most profound and moving conversation I’ve ever had about loss and grief….it’s funny as well. Recorded it friday with #StephenColbert (@colbertlateshow) and it’s the 2nd episode of my new podcast #AllThereIs. It’s now available @applepodcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Link is in my bio above. Can we really “learn to love the thing we most wish had never happened?” Can we come to see the worst losses in our lives as gifts? Listen, and let me know what you think.
Counting down to an epic New Year’s Eve.
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are back for New Year’s Eve Live tomorrow night starting at 8 pm ET on CNN and streaming on Max. Join the fun and share your New Year’s photos with us using #CNNNYE!
Episode 4 of my podcast, All There Is, is now available! I talk with @theofficialsuperstar about the death of her mom, baby sister, and cousin who were killed in a car crash when she was 4. Her dad was driving. Molly survived the crash, but that early loss changed her forever. It’s a very personal, and at times very funny, discussion about the sometimes unusual ripple effects of grief.
The first episode of my podcast, All There Is, is out today. The link is in my bio above. You can also listen wherever you get your podcasts. It’s about the people we lose, the things they leave behind, and how we can live on – with loss, with laughter, and with love. https://cnn.it/3BD3T72
Is Sadness and Enemy? Are tears an enemy? These are some of the questions raised in this very moving episode of All There Is. It starts as a conversation about the ripple effects of my brother, Carter’s suicide in 1988 and i’m joined by a wonderful palliative care doctor named BJ Miller, who lost a sister to suicide. BJ helps me look at grief and the stories i’ve told myself about it, in unexpected ways, and i find his ideas really helpful… and i think they can be helpful to you too. link in bio above. you can also find this podcast on @applepodcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
I’ve been working on this for a while, and it’s on tonight on @cnn at 8pm…. the war in Ukraine through the eyes of Olena Gnes, a mother, sheltering in a basement with her three children. She has been documenting her experiences with a camera and this is her story.
This is something really worth seeing. It’s on @60Minutes tonight!
Alexander McLean and his organization @justice.defenders provide legal training to hundreds of inmates in Kenya, Uganda and The Gambia so that they can help their fellow prisoners have fair trials. their website is www.justice-defenders.org.
No such thing as too much pizzazz on New Year’s Eve.
Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are back to host another New Year’s Eve Live December 31 at 8 pm ET on CNN and streaming on Max. #CNNNYE
VANDERBILT – The Rise And Fall Of An American Dynasty is out today in Paperback!
Written by me and historian @katherinebhowe. It’s a #1 New York Times Bestseller and an amazing, fun, fascinating read!
I want to thank all of you who have sent me very moving and personal dm’s after listening to the first episode of All There Is. I’ve received thousands of your messages and though I can’t respond to each of them, I have read them all, and so appreciate you sharing your own experiences with loss and grief. It makes me feel far less alone. I hope the conversations I’ve recorded with others in upcoming episodes help you as they have helped me. If you haven’t heard the 1st episode the link is above in my bio and the podcast is available on @applepodcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 4 of the new season of #allthereis is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio also. In this episode I interview @amandapetrusich, a talented writer for @newyorkermag who lost her husband Bret suddenly in 2022, when their daughter was just 13 months old. We talk about the complexity of grieving while parenting, and because Amanda often writes about music, we also listen to some of the songs and artists that have helped her in her grief.
