Ep. 152 - Amy Bloom ”In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio:This week I talk with New York Times best-selling author, Amy Bloom. Amy just released a deeply personal memoir about her journey with her husband after it was discovered he had Alzheimers and made the decision to end life on his own terms. Grief comes in many forms and those who have had loved ones with incurable diseases that slowly rob you of your loved one is one of them. Amy Bloom is the author of four novels: White Houses, Lucky Us, Away, and Love Invents Us; and three collections of short stories: Where the God Of Love Hangs Out, Come to Me (finalist for the National Book Award), and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award). Her first book of nonfiction, Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops and Hermaphrodites with Attitudes, is a staple of university sociology and biology courses. Her most recent book is the widely acclaimed NY Times bestselling memoir, In Love. She has written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Elle, The Atlantic Monthly, Slate, and Salon, and her work has been translated into fifteen languages. She is the Director of the Shapiro Center at Wesleyan University.Guest (selected) Publications: It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand” Guest Website/Social Media: www.amybloom.com Facebook: @amybloombooks Twitter: @amybloombooks Theme Music by: Forrest Clay found on the EP, Recover.You can find Forrest Clay's music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	A quick note on this week's episode.
0:03.3	It contains discussions of death and assisted suicide.
0:06.6	Although presented in a loving manner, it may be distressing to some listeners.
0:10.5	And it's where only I can see.
0:23.6	It's not the change As the flame of my far
0:26.6	Being supportive of it doesn't change the grief
0:29.6	But
0:30.6	I think it was important for all of us to feel that we were in this together
0:36.6	And that we were supporting Brian together and that we were supporting
0:38.0	Brian and that that was really the goal was to support him and make it possible for him to
0:46.9	have autonomy and agency in his life and his death. And it said, be.
0:59.0	I am the ground beneath your feet and the holiness you breathe.
1:06.0	So just be.
1:14.5	Welcome to the deconstructionist podcast.
1:21.4	I am your host, John Williamson, and we are back with the final episode in our series on grief and grieving.
1:26.0	This one is a very different perspective, but a very important one.
1:29.8	And the guest that joins me this week is New York Times bestselling author, Amy Bloom. And some of you out there may have read some of her previous
1:34.6	books. This one is very, very different from her prior works. And this one is a very personal memoir
1:42.1	that she wrote in tribute and in honor of her late husband,
1:46.4	Brian, who unfortunately was struck with the devastating illness of Alzheimer's.
1:54.0	And so those of you out there who maybe have had a loved one who's gone through this
1:58.3	experience, it is an absolutely devastating, brutal disease that just takes and takes and takes day over day, over day.
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