ADEC PANELIST, “Our Work, Ourselves” (St. Louis, MO, 2022)
I will be joined by two other panelists, giants in the field of thanatology, really — David Balk, PhD and Chris Hall (Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement) — to…
NBC Left Field documentary: “Would You Be Happier if You Embraced Death?
Producer Carlos Beltran's documentary for NBC Left Field, "Would You be Happier if You Embraced Death?” The doc follows Carlos as he opens up about his inability to grieve his…
Workshop | Creative Centre PSYforte (Moscow, Russia)
March 13, 2015 In her workshop, "Constructing a New Memory," memory artist, Nancy Gershman talked about the discoveries within cognitive neuroscience that now make it possible to overwrite a distressing memory with a…
Tragicomedia with playwright Ann Randolph on creative writing about grief
How is a performance and a post-show creative writing workshop sparking a national discourse on grief? This and more when memory artist Nancy Gershman sits down with playwright and comedian, Ann…
Tragicomedia with comic Brian Karem on saying goodbye
We need to say goodbye early on by listening and loving more. This and more as Brian Karem - comedian and musician speaks with memory artist, Nancy Gershman about the…
Tragicomedia with comic John DeBellis on grandfather loss
End of life for Al, an ex-mobster versus John, who in his 80's believed he was first baseman for the New York Yankees; this and more as memory artist Nancy…
Tragicomedia with comic and chaplain, Hollie Laudal on drama-free dying
From the smoking granny who asks to die before the family arrives, to the ranting pedophile scared to death of the End: this and more when memory artist Nancy Gershman…
Tragicomedia with The Irreverent Widow, Sandi Amorello about young widows
What the bereavement support group dress code should be and why widows often say they've "thrown out the rule book": this and more when Tragicomedia's Nancy Gershman talks to Sandi…
Tragicomedia with stand-up comedian Rev. Susan Sparks about Divorce, 9/11 & Breast Cancer
When there's a death but no body, is it ok for a 9/11 widow to crack up laughing about the pig-and-palm tree tie her husband wore that day? This and more…
Tragicomedia with comedian Sam Pancake about Repressed Feelings and Suicide
"Be happy, well-behaved and don’t make trouble for anybody" is a credo that's led to suicide in many a troubled Southern gentlemen - this and more as actor and improv comedian Sam…
Tragicomedia with Chicago playwright, Rebecca Langguth
Why special treatment from friends makes the bereaved act out; whether to carry on your dead mom's 5am birthday calls; and how to pull painful stories out of reluctant storytellers:…
Tragicomedia with NYC stand-up, Jordon Ferber
Schadenfreude on a bus, a missing watch and losing a leg are just a few of the stories in this week's Tragicomedia as artist Nancy Gershman interviews stand-up Jordon Ferber,…