‘Finding The Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose’ With Author, Colin Campbell

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Colin Campbell. Colin Campbell has many roles in life including Husband, Theater Artist, Filmmaker, Author, Teacher, Friend, Brother & Son…but the role he identifies with first and foremost is Dad. So, when his two teenage children, Ruby & Hart, were tragically killed by a drunk driver in 2019, Colin’s life and very identity were shattered and he was left to navigate his overwhelming grief and life without Ruby & Hart. After their deaths, Colin would often hear the phrase that many fellow grievers have encountered after a loss: “There are no words”. Although a very common phrase in the grief world, Colin believes that we MUST give words to our loss. Words to articulate our grief and words to share memories of our lost loved ones. In his own grief journey, Colin has found that voicing his feelings, verbalizing his grief and having his community bear witness to his loss were the keys to him moving towards acceptance of his new reality. In his book, ‘Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss With Hope and Purpose’, Colin puts words to the experience of losing his children and outlines concrete actions a person in grief can take to help them in their struggles. At end of each chapter Colin offers not only these concrete actions, but also journal prompts — that act as a resource rather than a mandatory assignment — and mourning rituals to help spark imagination and inspire readers to create rituals to honor their own grief and lost loved ones. Colin will be joining us to share more about his journey and his book which has been described as a “profound, honest, pragmatic & comforting field guide for each of us searching for a way to live with loss. More about Colin: Colin Campbell is a writer and director for theater and film. The short film he wrote and directed with his beautiful and talented wife, ‘Seraglio’, was nominated for an Academy Award. Campbell teaches screenwriting at Chapman University and theater at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from Columbia University. He is currently developing a solo performance piece titled ‘Grief: A One Man Shit-Show’. Learn More About Colin: Book: ‘Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss With Hope and Purpose’ * Hardcover: https://a.co/d/aZlC4pG * E-book: https://a.co/d/2fAerlC * Audio Book: https://www.audible.com/pd/B09S32GMST?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp Website: ColinCampbellAuthor.com Instagram: @ColinCampbellWriter Solo Performance Piece: ‘Grief: A One Man Shit-Show’ • GriefAOneManShitShow.com Ruby & Hart Foundation: https://gaillerner.com/the-ruby-and-hart-foundation/ Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation