160-Finding the Words to Talk About Grief and Loss with Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell is an Academy Award nominated writer and director for theater and film.
Colin Campbell is an Academy Award nominated writer and director for theater and film. He teaches theater and film at Chapman University and Cal Poly Pomona University. When his two beautiful and brilliant teenage children, Ruby and Hart, were killed by a drunk driver in 2019, Colin fell into a terrifying chasm of aching and hopelessness. He drew strength and inspiration from the mourning rituals of his wife’s Jewish traditions and learned to lean into the pain of grief. His book, Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss With Hope and Purpose, was published by Penguin Random House in March 2023. His solo show, Grief: A One Man ShitShow, premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2022 where it won a Best of Broadwater Award.
Social Media Handles:
Instagram: @colincampbellwriter
Website: www.colincampbellauthor.com
Book: Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss With Hope and Purpose (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696849/finding-the-words-by-colin-campbell/)
159-Nya Abernathy on Living with Dignity and Wonder
Nya Abernathy is an emotional health educator and the founder of The Dignity Effect.
158 – Avis O’Brien on Creativity, Healing, and Reconciliation
N’alag̱a / Ḵ’áw kuuna (Avis O’Brien), a Haida/Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw artist and Land Based Cultural Empowerment Facilitator, was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia.
157 – How Parents Can Use Mindfulness to Help Their Kids Through Crisis with Celia Landman
Celia Landman, MA, is a mindfulness educator offering support to teens and adults.
156 – Boo Trundle Discusses Her Novel, The Daughter Ship
Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and NPR’s The Moth.
155 – How Secrets Oppress Us with Melanie Brooks
Melanie Brooks is the author of the memoir A Hard Silence: One daughter remaps family, grief, and faith when HIV/AIDS changes it all (Vine Leaves Press, 2023) and Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma (Beacon Press, 2017).
154-The Mental Health Journey of Kevin Frankish
Kevin Frankish has been a vocal mental health advocate since suffering his first panic attack while on air on City TV Toronto’s Breakfast Television.
153-Why Empathy Matters with Mimi Nicklin
Mimi Nicklin is the internationally bestselling author of ‘Softening The Edge,’ the Founder of the world’s first organizational empathy platform, www.EmpathyEverywhere.co, and the top 5-rated podcast host of ‘The MiMi YouYou Show’.
152-Practicing Safe Social with Bailey Parnell
Bailey Parnell is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp, a soft skills training company, and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Bailey is a 2x TED speaker with over 4 million views, an award-winning and internationally-recognized entrepreneur, an active humanitarian, and one with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success.
151-Carlita Ector on Providing Much-Needed Mental Health Resources to People of Colour
Founding Executive Director Carlita Ector is a Raleigh, North Carolina native, she attended The University of NC at Greensboro (BFA Dance Performance & Choreography, K-12 Dance Education).
