Coffin Talk

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://livingthroughtheschmidts.com">Nicole Schmidt</a> is the author of the memoir <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Nicole-impossible-goodbye-heartbreak-ebook/dp/B0G4J7PYK7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1O6RTZ3RJZRUH&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Gih5holtLE89FvHTfeoe8C3g-sON9n7kTf11wFTsMU-Rcs7F54A0_cyCBIoC5cFcv4cOo5-c6M0_gpC0724zJlyw63DttB9KWmo6UJH1wrmRPP8pCohiu9eDcz8il40GLbv65wYQy42yf_S_x6KZbL4bP1xe0ZeF66Lpci2WgbNvejQmQltBjHMQYqFvLbfQf0LghM4tDkdm7MO6HY3MgZkCw2mmu2uL8bjfqSfZ9iM.LcoswXM0QH32hzF2-Opv-mhWBxL7jFtMfEDw98vlONc&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=with+love%2C+Nicole&#38;qid=1765492959&#38;sprefix=with+love%2C+nicole%2Caps%2C173&#38;sr=8-1"><em>With Love, Nicole</em></a>, a deeply personal account of caregiving, anticipatory grief, and life after the loss of her husband. Through her writing and her <a target="_blank" href="https://livingthroughtheschmidts.com">grief resource center, Heartfelt Haven</a>, she explores the emotional and spiritual complexities of loving someone through terminal illness. Nicole writes with raw honesty about grief, identity, and the ways love continues even after loss. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Nicole-impossible-goodbye-heartbreak-ebook/dp/B0G4J7PYK7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1O6RTZ3RJZRUH&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Gih5holtLE89FvHTfeoe8C3g-sON9n7kTf11wFTsMU-Rcs7F54A0_cyCBIoC5cFcv4cOo5-c6M0_gpC0724zJlyw63DttB9KWmo6UJH1wrmRPP8pCohiu9eDcz8il40GLbv65wYQy42yf_S_x6KZbL4bP1xe0ZeF66Lpci2WgbNvejQmQltBjHMQYqFvLbfQf0LghM4tDkdm7MO6HY3MgZkCw2mmu2uL8bjfqSfZ9iM.LcoswXM0QH32hzF2-Opv-mhWBxL7jFtMfEDw98vlONc&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=with+love%2C+Nicole&#38;qid=1765492959&#38;sprefix=with+love%2C+nicole%2Caps%2C173&#38;sr=8-1">Purchase her book HERE</a>!</p><p><strong>Please </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffin-talk/id1551574282"><strong>rate us on Apple</strong></a><strong> and/or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b5wMPRVcWeysEeuVgiqQS"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> and subscribe to our </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/mikeyopp"><strong>YouTube channel</strong></a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>After a US Army tour in Vietnam, George Montgomery completed a BBA degree and then went on to achieve an MBA. He then spent 40 years as a business and tax consultant, fifteen of which was done while living and traveling full time in a motorhome. He has now retired and writes novels and short stories.</p><p><strong>Please </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffin-talk/id1551574282"><strong>rate us on Apple</strong></a><strong> and/or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b5wMPRVcWeysEeuVgiqQS"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> and subscribe to our </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/mikeyopp"><strong>YouTube channel</strong></a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/S.P.-Venkata/author/B0F18CZV5C?ref=ap_rdr&#38;shoppingPortalEnabled=true&#38;ccs_id=3385154d-d5f7-4262-a59d-6db7063064e7">S. P. “Sherma” Venkata</a>, is desperately trying to become Indian again, but he has instead stumbled into being a cowboy but he hopes he will somehow synthesize the two. He is a very social person, but doesn’t believe in social media or any other popular media like TV, radio, or newspapers. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/S.P.-Venkata/author/B0F18CZV5C?ref=ap_rdr&#38;shoppingPortalEnabled=true&#38;ccs_id=3385154d-d5f7-4262-a59d-6db7063064e7">Check out his novels on Amazon</a>.</p><p><strong>Please </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffin-talk/id1551574282"><strong>rate us on Apple</strong></a><strong> and/or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b5wMPRVcWeysEeuVgiqQS"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> and subscribe to our </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/mikeyopp"><strong>YouTube channel</strong></a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Crystal Cunningham is a retired humanitarian surgeon who has been published in physics, chemistry, and surgery texts, and she is now fulfilling her dream of writing poetry. Please follow her on Substack at <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/@crystalmdwrites">https://substack.com/@crystalmdwrites</a></p><p><strong>Please </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffin-talk/id1551574282"><strong>rate us on Apple</strong></a><strong> and/or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b5wMPRVcWeysEeuVgiqQS"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> and subscribe to our </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/mikeyopp"><strong>YouTube channel</strong></a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://thetoydepartment.com">Matt Kolsky</a> has been plying his trade (speaking extemporaneously into a mic about frivolous things) for over 20 years—on Bay Area sports radio, via podcasts and in the kitchen to his long-suffering wife, who tolerates it as long as he has dinner on the table when she gets home from her real job. He has two kids (quality TBD) and a beautiful, loving, good-girl (dog) Luna. <a target="_blank" href="https://thetoydepartment.com">Check out his podcast: The Toy Department</a>.</p><p><strong>Please </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffin-talk/id1551574282"><strong>rate us on Apple</strong></a><strong> and/or </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3b5wMPRVcWeysEeuVgiqQS"><strong>Spotify</strong></a><strong> and subscribe to our </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/mikeyopp"><strong>YouTube channel</strong></a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe</a>