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Rediscovering Love After Death and Grief with Turner Grant

Ep. 112

It is possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and in time, the grief lessens.


In this episode, I am joined by Turner Grant,  an architect who lives in Washington, DC. After a life-long battle with depression, his wife of twenty years took her own life the day after Mother’s Day in 2010. Widowed at age fifty-one and deep in grief, Turner often found daily routines difficult and his work arduous. But after two years, he embarked on a journey to find his future, both in life and in love. His recently published book chronicles this journey.


Throughout this episode, Turner shares his experience with grief and how it impacted his life. He also shares why the depression conversations need to happen more often to help those fighting it. Additionally, he’ll share his experiences trying to rediscover love and why he decided to write a book about it.


Listen to episode 112 of Grief and Happiness to hear about Turner’s journey from grief to trying to rediscover love! 


In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • Turner’s experience with grief (00:36)
  • Why the phrase death by suicide is right (12:04)
  • Why we need to have more conversations around depression (18:46)
  • Turner shares his experience trying to date again (29:18)


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