Jennifer Pastiloff on Sobriety and Creativity @otherppl

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Jennifer Pastiloff on grief, creativity, shame, loss, sobriety, and connection.

From a special episode of Otherppl, my conversation with author and teacher Jennifer Pastiloff, author of PROOF OF LIFE: LET GO, LET LOVE, AND STOP LOOKING FOR PERMISSION TO LIVE YOUR LIFE (Dutton).

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