Colin Campbell On Finding The Words After The Deaths Of His Children, Ruby and Hart

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After the tragic loss of his teenage children, Ruby and Hart, in a drunk driving accident, Colin Campbell found most books on grief unhelpful. I had a similar experience, with the exception of the one that Colin wrote shortly after Ruby and Hart died, when his grief was raw and often felt unbearable. Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose [https://colincampbellauthor.com/finding-the-words/] resonated deeply. It made me feel less alone at a time when nothing made sense. Colin offers practical advice. His practice of always saying "yes" to invitations, like joining someone on a walk, even when he felt like staying under the covers, encouraged me to avoid isolation. When I wanted to succumb to despair, I remembered Colin's approach of active grieving. For example, Colin and his wife, Gail, gave friends their "grief spiel" whenever they came to visit. They told them exactly what they needed at that point in their grief. It sounds obvious, but nobody does it! Including my husband and me, until I read "Finding The Words." It helped us and our friends. Like my husband, Colin found solace in the Jewish rituals around death and mourning. Although I converted to Judaism over a decade earlier, I hadn't experienced the death of anyone Jewish before we lost Molly. Colin helped me to better understand and appreciate them. Doing a prescribed ritual at a time when you can't think is helpful. Being held by your community is essential. Most of all, I loved talking with Colin about our kids, Ruby, Hart and Molly. It was an honor to spend an hour with him. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Connect with Colin Campbell: * Instagram: @colincampbellwriter [https://www.instagram.com/colincampbellwriter/] * Website: https://colincampbellauthor.com/colin/ [https://colincampbellauthor.com/colin/] Connect with Kaye Steinsapir: * Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ksteinsapir] * Instagram: @teammollyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/teammollyofficial/] * Substack: Transforming Pain Into Purpose [https://open.substack.com/pub/kayesteinsapir] * The Molly Steinsapir Foundation [https://mollysteinsapir.com/]

Michael Geller On The Loss Of His Brother, Mom And Hometown

In this episode, I was joined by another member of our extended Pacific Palisades family, Michael Geller. Like any family, we don’t share all the same political views. Mike and I vote differently. But it doesn’t matter. When we sat down, our superficial differences melted away. We became so immersed in conversation about life and loss that we never discussed the LA mayoral race (which we’d been debating online). Mike is an OG Palisades dude. He was born and raised in the town that our family joined in 2011. He grew up surfing, riding motorcycles and idolizing his older brother and best friend, Damon. Our audience will remember Episode 5 with Damon’s wife, Lili Geller. Mike took us back to the night when he was surfing with Damon under a full moon and suddenly couldn’t find him. When he paddled in, Damon was face down on his board, not breathing. Despite doing everything humanly possible to save his big brother, Mike said goodbye to Damon on the beach, where they’d surfed together throughout their lives. It was the first time Mike had been face-to-face with death. Two weeks later, Mike and his wife, Jaimie, held her father’s hands as he died from a rare form of leukemia. Jaimie and Mike have been together since they were teenagers. Her father was an extremely important person in Mike’s life. Mike found himself in an obliterated place because of these profound losses, which was further complicated by the ensuing Covid-19 pandemic. When light finally started to emerge through the darkness, Mike, Jaimie, and their three sons built their dream home. They’d recently moved in when the Palisades fire burned it to the ground. The Gellers also lost their business, Jaimie Geller Jewelry, in the location where Mike’s family had been in business since 1982. Mike takes us inside the fire's immediate aftermath, sharing the surreal story of recovering his business safe — full of melted gold and jewels — just days after the destruction. We talk frankly about the exhausting, ongoing battles with insurance adjusters, the false myth that our community is "just fine" and doesn't need help, and the incredible grassroots support that is allowing Jaimie Geller Jewelry to reopen this July. Last December, Mike’s mother passed away following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. After a grueling medical trial, she utilized the California End of Life Option Act to choose her final day. Mike once again finds himself in an obliterated place, asking, “How much more can I take?” We’re all carrying more pain than most people realize. The human experience is to suffer. It’s infinitely more bearable when we lock arms and lift each other up during the long journey home. Connect with Michael Geller: * Website: https://www.thecameronboycefoundation.org/www.jaimiegellerjewelry.com [http://www.jaimiegellerjewelry.com] [http://www.jaimiegellerjewelry.com/] Connect with Kaye Steinsapir: * Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ksteinsapir] * Instagram: @teammollyofficial [https://www.instagram.com/teammollyofficial/] * Substack: Transforming Pain Into Purpose [https://open.substack.com/pub/kayesteinsapir] * The Molly Steinsapir Foundation [https://mollysteinsapir.com/]

11 de jun de 20261 h 23 min

Colin Campbell On Finding The Words After The Deaths Of His Children, Ruby and Hart

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