Anderson Cooper

And you had a realization recently.

The person you were.

And you told your grandmother in fifth grade.

I always ask everybody in the podcast, is there something you've learned in your grief that would be helpful for others?

Thank you so much.

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You can watch Chanel weekdays on the fourth hour of the Today Show, Today with Jenna and Chanel.

Her new book, Through Mom's Eyes, is available now also.

It features life lessons and stories from celebrities' moms that she's interviewed on the Today Show.

On Thursday, May 28th, we'll be bringing you another new episode of the podcast.

It's my conversation with actress Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & SVU.

Her mom was a very famous movie star in the 50s and 60s, Jane Mansfield, and she died in a car crash when Mariska was three years old.

Mariska was in the car when her mom was killed and has felt the echoes of that loss and grief her whole life.

something has always been missing.

And there was always just this incredible sadness.

And I remember when I was in grade school, they'd have the mommy-daughter tea or something like that.

And I used to be so sad when I would look at other little girls that looked like their mom.

And it was such a primitive need to look like someone, look like your mom.

But also for me, it was the double whammy.