Tragicomedia with comic Yisrael Campbell on uplifting the dying
Be a DJ on a pretend radio station with your friend's name in the call letters: this idea and more when memory artist Nancy Gershman speaks with Yisrael Campbell (born Chris Campbell):…
Tragicomedia with playwright Taren Sterry on finding the funny in awfulness
Taren Sterry is a comedic actress and playwright who also teaches improv, presentation coaching, public speaking and team building. She is a full time manager of Volunteer Training at Visiting…
Tragicomedia with comic Lynn Ruth Miller on sentimentality
Every day Lynn Ruth Miller lives a full life for the people she's loved -- who could not. This and more as memory artist Nancy Gershman talks with this stand up…
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…
“My Mom’s Dignity Portrait”
In VNSNY's Spring 2014 issue of "Seasons of Life" - its newsletter to bereaved families - Andrelle H talks about her experience working with memory artist, Nancy Gershman at her mother's bedside in…
LECTURE | Memorial Sloan Kettering Bereavement Clinic Conference (New York)
April 8, 2014, 4:00-5:00 pm Library at the Counseling Center 641 Lexington Ave. (on 54th Street between 3rd and Lexington) 7th Floor During the April 8th Bereavement Clinic Conference, Memorial…
Tragicomedia with comic Steve Mittleman about forgiving hard parents
It's easy to forgive the hardest parent when they thank you through tears with: "Nobody cared for me as much in my whole life!" Or when they write a letter…
Tragicomedia with comic Janice Messitte on being a newly wedded widow
In the space of two weeks, how did the supporters of a newly wedded 44-yr old help her go from planning a dream "Jewnorican" wedding to planning her husband's funeral?…
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 comedian Bobby Kelton on death of a BFF
Can people actually cause their own death after saying stuff like ‘If they ever win the World Series, I’ll die a lucky man"? Is there a reason a loved…