Good Grief with Amanda Kloots
Good Grief with Amanda Kloots is a heartfelt podcast exploring the many forms of grief, from losing a loved one to losing a marriage, career, dream, or home. Host Amanda Kloots, an Emmy-nominated TV host and bestselling author, shares her personal journey after the death of her husband in 2020. Each episode features candid conversations with celebrities, experts, and everyday people about navigating their hardest chapters and finding a way to move forward. The show highlights how grief can be carried, not left behind, and reveals unexpected gifts and lessons that emerge from loss.
Episodes
Why Tyler Cameron Is Dancing for His Late Mom on Dancing With the Stars
This week on Good Grief, Tyler Cameron joins us for an emotional conversation about losing his mom, Andrea, to a sudden brain aneurysm in 2020, and how her loss continues to shape his life. Tyler opens up about his biggest regrets, honoring his mom through renovating her home, and why competing on Dancing With the Stars holds such special meaning as he hopes to dedicate a dance to her. He also ref
Kaitlyn Bristowe on Losing Her Best Friend & The Grief That Never Leaves
This week, Amanda sits down with Kaitlyn Bristowe for an honest conversation about grief that never fully leaves you and how it can still become beautiful. Kaitlyn opens up about losing her childhood best friend, Lindsay, at 18 years old and how she’s grieved her longer than she was alive. She shares how her parents’ separation shaped OCD and expectations in relationships, sleeping through shock,
From Dancing With The Stars to Rock Bottom: Amy Purdy on Grieving Who You Used to Be
Amy Purdy was a Paralympic medalist and the runner-up on Dancing With the Stars. She spent 20 years rebuilding her life after losing both legs, her kidneys, her spleen, and the hearing in her left ear at 19. Then, a prosthetic injury cut off the blood flow in her leg. Ten surgeries and two more amputations followed, many of them alone in the hospital during COVID, and they took away the version of
Ricki Lake on Losing Her Husband, Losing Her Home and Starting Over
This week, Amanda’s dear friend Ricki Lake joins Good Grief for an emotional and hopeful conversation about losing her husband, losing her home, and learning to start over. Ricki opens up about the loss of her late husband, Christian, to suicide after his struggle with bipolar disorder and chronic pain, and how grief forced her to reinvent her life and finally learn to love herself unconditionally
You Never Get Over Grief - Rabbi Steve Leder on Why Moving On Feels Like Betrayal
Grief is sneaky. And moving on from it can feel like betraying the person you lost.
On this week’s episode of Good Grief, Amanda sits down with Rabbi Steve Leder for a conversation about grief and loss that refuses to be tidy - and about why "getting over it" is never a worthy or achievable goal to begin with.
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What Dying People Really Want You to Know with Death Doula Barbie Herron Conkling
What do dying people fear most? This week on Good Grief, Amanda sits down with ceremonial death midwife Barbie Herron Conkling for a conversation that will change how you think about death, grief and closure. Barbie shares what she’s learned sitting with hundreds of dying people, how she supports families through the final hours of life, and why she says most people aren't afraid of dying- they're
Kelly Rizzo on Life After Bob Saget and Dating Again After Loss
This week on Good Grief, Amanda sits down with her dear friend Kelly Rizzo- host of the Comfort Food podcast and widow of Bob Saget - to talk about what life really looks like after losing your partner, from navigating grief in the public eye to the fear, guilt, and hope that comes with dating again. Kelly opens up about life after Bob, how her friendship with Amanda helped her through the early d
The Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry on Surviving Brain Surgery, Finding the Glimmers, and Life on the Other Side
This week on Good Grief, Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry joins Amanda for a deeply personal conversation about the health scare he kept mostly out of the headlines. In the past year, Tyler underwent two brain surgeries to remove a cyst that had quietly returned since his teens - and while doctors ruled out cancer, he admits the whole thing is a mystery. He shares the premonition that something big wa
Zach Braff's Advice for When Life Falls Apart
Zach Braff knows grief - and he's learned to find the light in it. In this raw and unexpectedly funny conversation, Amanda sits down with her longtime friend to talk about losing his father, Hal, processing pain through his films (A Good Person, Clean Hands), and the moment his hard-of-hearing dad shouted "How do you spell aneurysm?" in the ICU - and the whole family broke into laughter.
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Divorce, Miscarriage, and Reinventing Your Life with Anna Kloots
In this episode of Good Grief, we sit down with my sister Anna Kloots for one of the most honest conversations we've had. Anna is a writer and travel influencer known for her blog Travel Outside The Box and her book My Own Magic, and she's spent the last few years rebuilding her life more than once- first through a devastating divorce that sent her all the way to Paris to start over, and more rec
Harry Jowsey: The Loss That Changed Everything
To kick off Good Grief, Amanda sits down with her friend Harry Jowsey for an honest conversation about the unexpected ways grief can bring people together. The two met through their shared experiences with loss and formed a friendship that surprises many people. In this heartfelt first episode, they open up about Harry’s father, their friendship, working together on "Let’s Marry Harry", what it me
The Six Things Grief Taught Me
We're kicking off Good Grief with the episode Amanda has wanted to make for six years - and it's the one closest to her heart. In this solo premiere, Amanda opens up about losing her husband, Nick Cordero, at 41 after a 95-day battle with COVID, and what it's really meant to grieve him while becoming a mom, moving across the country, and starting over in Los Angeles.
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COMING AUGUST 5: Good Grief with Amanda Kloots
How can our hardest chapters teach us how to live? Good Grief, hosted by Emmy-nominated television host, fitness entrepreneur, bestselling author, and widow, Amanda Kloots , is a heartfelt exploration into what happens after life changes forever. Through conversations with celebrities, experts, and everyday people, Amanda takes a look at the many forms of grief we experience: the loss of a loved o
