Zibby Owens Talks Grief & Books

I had such a great discussion with Zibby Owens for this episode. Zibby has a delightful podcast all about books & authors, and a thoughtful new memoir, Bookends, which dives deep into grief.

Some topics Zibby and I discuss include:

• Zibby’s podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, and some of her favorite grief memoirs;

• Her own brand-new memoir, Bookends;

• Losing her best friend on 9/11, and the trauma and impact that had on her;

• The ‘grief brain’ and brain fog she experienced;

• Losing people close to her who left behind young kids;

• Her family’s experience with losing loved ones to covid;

• All about her grief platform & podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time to Grieve;

• Her thoughts on writing a memoir, including feeling vulnerable and having newfound compassion for memoir authors;

• Zibby’s tips for aspiring memoir writers; and

• Her summer reading pick in case you’d like to distract yourself with a good book.

I hope you enjoy my discussion with Zibby Owens.

Links & resources for this episode

• zibbyowens.com

• Moms Don’t Have Time to Grieve - Instagram & Podcast

• Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books - Podcast

• Zibby’s interview with Jenny on Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

  Zibby’s Books:

• Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature

• Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology

• Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids

• Princess Charming

  Books mentioned in our discussion:

• The Rules of Inheritance, by Claire Bidwell Smith

• Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief, by Claire Bidwell Smith

• My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me, by Jason Rosenthal

• Widowish, by Melissa Gould

• Black Widow, by Leslie Gray Streeter

• It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too), by Nora McInerny

• No Happy Endings, by Nora McInerny

• Hot Young Widows Club, by Nora McInerny

• Second Half, by Kelsey Chittick

• Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, by Bess Kalb

• Nora Goes Off Script, by Annabel Monaghan

• Future Widow, by Jenny Lisk

More links for listeners

• Download: Kids & Grief: What You Need to Know

• Article: I’m a Widowed Mom: Here Are My 3 Tips for COVID-19 Widows

• Book: Widowed Parents Unite: 52 Tips to Get Through the First Year, from One Widowed Parent to Another

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