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Ep005: Moving Forward (Not Moving On) with Kelley Lynn

March 21, 2021 • Heidi Gutierrez & Dave Gruben • Season 1 • Episode 5

In Episode 5 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we speak with Kelley Lynn - actor, comedian, TED Talk speaker, author and a recently remarried widow - about her iconic 2017 TED Talk about grief, which garnered 1 and a half million views, and nearly 6000 comments on YouTube. We also talk about the importance of language and how it shapes our perspectives, which in turn shape our world. And we also discuss her book, her wedding in the time of COVID, and how she pays it forward to honor her late husband, Don.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Kelley Lynn is an actor, comedian, TEDx talk speaker, and author of the book "My Husband Is not a Rainbow: the brutally awful, hilarious truth about life, love, grief, and loss.", which is available on Amazon or direct through Kelley’s website at www.akelleylynnlife.com

Kelley was widowed suddenly at age 39 in 2011 when her husband Don went into cardiac arrest at the young age of 46. Since then, Kelley has used her writing, comedic, and speaking talents to help others process through loss. She is a featured presenter at the Soaring Spirits International annual event "Camp Widow", does book signing events at various venues, and will be an upcoming speaker at the SSF-IIIHS (or Spiritual Science Fellowship - International Institute of Integral Human Sciences) International Conference in Montreal, Canada in August 2021.

Kelley recently remarried in a private, COVID-safe, Facebook LIVE wedding ceremony on New Year’s Eve 2020. She currently lives with her husband Nicholas in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

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