Living with Loss: Amanda Kloots on Life, Death, Trauma & Recovery | Healing with Tom Insel

Amanda Kloots shares her emotional story of loss and recovery since the untimely death of her late husband, fellow Broadway Actor, Nick Cordero, in 2020, due to COVID complications. Amanda joins mental health expert Dr. Tom Insel to share her journey of healing and recovery since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that changed her life completely.
Actress, Dancer, Author, and Co-Host of The Talk, Amanda Kloots, joins Dr. Thomas Insel for the latest episode of "Healing with Tom Insel." In this Amanda Kloots interview, hosted by Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Doctor Tom Insel, Amanda discusses the many methods and ways she's tried to help cope with grief and to continue on her healing journey. Amanda discusses some of the lessons she's learned throughout her experience, including how her view of hospitals has changed as well as witnessing the business of death. Amanda also shares how her son Elvis helped her get through really difficult times, in addition to sharing her number one tip: to live your life to the fullest.
KEY MOMENTS
00:00 - Introductions
01:42 - How Amanda Lost Her Late Husband Nick Cordero
05:10 - Coping with Grief
06:52 - Experiencing Loss
07:27 - The Hospital Experience
09:23 - The Business Side of Death
12:25 - The 3 P’s of Healing
15:40 - Therapy & Alternative Medicine
17:55 - How Amanda’s Son Elvis Helped Her Heal
19:25 - Living Life to the Fullest
21:51 - Advice For Your Younger Self
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