Join writers Rebecca Soffer (Modern Loss) and Pete Paphides (Broken Greek) for a candid, warm, and even humorous conversation exploring Rebecca’s new book, “The Modern Loss Handbook”, and the global movement to destigmatize the universal experience of grief while encouraging people to find meaning and live richly.
The Modern Loss Handbook is what author and Modern Loss cofounder Rebecca Soffer wished she had after her parents died, offering a welcoming space in which to grow thoughts and feelings as they evolve and create a personal roadmap toward resilience. With warmth, wit and disarming humour, Rebecca and Pete will unpack the wisdom of the book and discuss how the long arc of loss can be woven into our lives in a way that is practical, creative, comforting, provoking, and, finally, hopeful.
Whether you are someone who has lost their “person” or want to give something meaningful and effective to someone who has, this is a place to explore the unspeakably taboo, unbelievably hilarious, and unexpectedly beautiful terrain of navigating life after a death.
In partnership with Reboot.
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Rebecca Soffer
Rebecca Soffer is cofounder of Modern Loss, which offers creative, meaningful and encouraging content and community addressing the long arc of grief. She is also the author of the bestselling “The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience” (Running Press, 2022) and coauthor of the book "Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome" (Harper Wave, 2018). Rebecca is an internationally recognized speaker on loss and resilience, having presented at Chicago Ideas Week, HBO, Capital One, and Amazon. Her writing has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, TIME, Marie Claire, Glamour and NBC. Rebecca is a Peabody Award-winning former producer for The Colbert Report and a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumna.
Pete Paphides
Over the past thirty years, Pete Paphides has written about music for The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Mojo, Uncut and New Statesman. He hosts a weekly show for Soho Radio in London and has written and presented several documentaries for BBC Radio. In 2021, his memoir Broken Greek won the Royal Society of Literature's Christopher Bland Prize and the Penderyn Music Book of the Year Award.
Reboot
Reboot is an arts and culture non-profit that reimagines and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. As a premier research and development platform for the Jewish world, we catalyze our Reboot Network of preeminent creators, artists, entrepreneurs and activists to produce experiences and products that evolve the Jewish conversation and transform society.
