Kicking off our 4-week Pride Month series celebrating voices from the LGBTQIA+ community, we sit down with Jackie L. Disch. Jackie is a poet, indie author, and the woman behind a raw and honest grief memoir; Losing Katy: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Living Grief. It is a genre-bending work that weaves together poetic prose, journal entries, and emotional insight to paint an intimate portrait of what she calls “living grief.” The memoir follows her journey from just before the sudden death of her wife, Katy, through the third anniversary of that loss.
In this conversation, Jackie opens up about what it means to lose a spouse without warning, how writing became her lifeline, and why she believes grief isn’t something you get over, it’s something you learn to carry.
Whether you’ve experienced loss yourself, love someone who has, or simply want to hear a story about how deep love can go, this episode is for you.
You can find Jackie here: jackieldisch.com
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