Sitting with the reality of her husband's impending death, author Rebecca Woolf did something she later understood to be a liberating act: she was radically honest with the world about her complex grief, her desires for an authentic life, and even her past infidelity. Being radically honest propelled her beyond fear of judgment and lifted the weight of any shame. Rebecca tells Claire why she thinks people hide their truth and why people need to wrestle with difficult introspection, even during hard moments.



Resources from the show
Read All Of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire, Rebecca’s latest book



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Sitting with the reality of her husband's impending death, author Rebecca Woolf did something she later understood to be a liberating act: she was radically honest with the world about her complex grief, her desires for an authentic life, and even her past infidelity. Being radically honest propelled her beyond fear of judgment and lifted the weight of any shame. Rebecca tells Claire why she thinks people hide their truth and why people need to wrestle with difficult introspection, even during hard moments.
 
Resources from the show
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read <a href="https://rebeccawoolf.com/book-all-of-this">All Of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire</a>, Rebecca’s latest book</li>
</ul>
 
Do you have something you want Claire’s help with? Send her a question to be featured on an upcoming episode by emailing us at <a href="mailto:newday@lemonadamedia.com">newday@lemonadamedia.com</a> or submitting one at<a href="http://www.bit.ly/newdayask"> www.bit.ly/newdayask</a>.
 
Want to connect? Join the New Day Facebook Group!  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/newdaypod">https://www.facebook.com/groups/newdaypod</a>
 
Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows go to <a href="http://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors">lemonadamedia.com/sponsors</a>.
 
To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/show/newday/">lemonadamedia.com/show/newday/</a> shortly after the air date.
 
Follow Claire on IG and FB @clairebidwellsmith or Twitter @clairebidwell and visit her website: <a href="http://www.clairebidwellsmith.com">www.clairebidwellsmith.com</a>.
 
Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. 
 
Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at <a href="http://bit.ly/lemonadapremium">bit.ly/lemonadapremium</a>.

Good Things from Lemonada Media is a podcast about the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better. Each week, we'll be talking about this country's most complex and confounding issues in an effort to affect systemic change, with a rotating cast of incredible guests and Lemonada hosts. From the dire condition of the American foster care system to the decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, protecting democracy, and more, we’re focusing on solutions – with the people putting them into action.

Good Things from Lemonada Media is a podcast about the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better. Each week, we'll be talking about this country's most complex and confounding issues in an effort to affect systemic change, with a rotating cast of incredible guests and Lemonada hosts. From the dire condition of the American foster care system to the decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, protecting democracy, and more, we’re focusing on solutions – with the people putting them into action.