Category Archives: Lending Insight

Jen Meyers is an author best known for her work in the Young Adult, New Adult, and contemporary romance genres. But she’s also the creator and designer of a series of “totally inappropriate self-affirming adult coloring books,” including “You’re Totally … Continue reading →

While “Black Widow” lives up to its subtitle — “A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like ‘Journey’ in the Title” — it is as much a love story as a memoir of widowhood. … Continue reading →

In “Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death,” existential psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, a professor emeritus at Stanford University, shares personal stories and patient experiences of death anxiety. By excavating dreams and subconscious motivations, he unearths the manner … Continue reading →

Filmmaker Paul Myles’s short film for BBC News about end-of-life care during the COVID-19 crisis asks five doctors working during the COVID-19 crisis the question: “How has coronavirus changed how doctors deal with and feel about death?” The film opens … Continue reading →

Marissa Moss, an award-winning author and illustrator, is best known for her children’s series, “Amelia’s Notebook.” With “Last Things,” Moss uses her storytelling and illustration skills to tell her own story of loss and love. Her husband, Harvey, was diagnosed … Continue reading →

Bruce Feiler was a successful author at the height of his career when doctors discovered a malignant tumor in his leg. The 44-year-old father of two was given three devastating possibilities: “The lost year, the lost leg, or the lost … Continue reading →