Terrible, Thanks For Asking

Best Friends Forever

America has a garbage attitude toward grief — we know this. Bereavement leave generally means you get 2-3 business days to mourn a partner, a child, a parent, a sibling.But what about when your very best friend in the world dies? What then? When the funeral is over and the casseroles have been eaten, how do you reckon with an irreplaceable friendship?These are some of the questions Janya is forced to ask herself after the death of her very best friend, Michele.Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ttfa">Sign up.</a>Nora also writes sad &amp; funny books! You can <a href="https://www.noraborealis.com/books-new">buy them here</a>.You can catch up with TTFA on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ttfapodcast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ttfapodcast">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ttfapodcast">Facebook </a>using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @<a href="https://instagram.com/noraborealis">noraborealis</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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It's a question we ask (and get asked) all the time: “How are you?” And normally we just respond with “Fine!” even if we’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day.
But it’s not always all that fine, is it?
“Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is a show by author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they’re really doing. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and almost always both. A production of Feelings &amp; Co.