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May 16th, 2026

Podcast Trailblazer Reflects on Her Daughter's Fatal Overdose

  1. Podcast Trailblazer Reflects on Her Daughter's Fatal Overdose Nicole Christina 53:58

My guest today is podcast royalty. She is a Podcasting Hall of Famer, Corporate Speaker & Comic and the Co-Founder of She Podcasts which started as a Facebook group and is now the largest podcast platform in the world. She’s been Featured in Forbes & Entrepreneur as a visionary for women and non-binary people in the podcasting world.

I met Jessica Kupferman at PODFEST–a big podcasters convention in Florida a couple of years ago. I was attending one of her sessions and I was struck by her honesty about the challenges she was still experiencing years after her daughter’s fatal overdose. As a therapist I’m always thinking about how we survive the unthinkable. What are the qualities that keep some of us persevering while others can’t? The combination of her enormous drive and success and her ability to endure the unthinkable made me want to talk more in depth. Jessica reflects on what got her through her daughter’s death and how her successful Substack gives her an opportunity to bring humor to any situation. Find out more at JessicaKupferman.com.

Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com

Nicole Christina is the host of the multi-award winning Zestful Aging Podcast, an interview show heard in 103 countries. It's approaching its fifth year, with more than 300 interviews. She is also the author of “Not Just Chatting; How to Become a Master Podcast Interviewer”. Nicole’s guests are change makers from a variety of disciplines; filmmakers, writers, advocates, poets, musicians, scientists, athletes and entrepreneurs, many of whom are top experts in their fields. The Show has a humanitarian focus, and looks at the importance of leaving your own legacy. Leaving a legacy is a way of contributing to the common good, which has shown to have a significant impact on aging well.