Kelsey Grammer
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You take one step into it, the first sentence, the first word, and you're suddenly, you've broken through every time barrier in the world. You've pulled people out of the grave. You've re-embraced them again. And it's a wonderful thing.
Sure. Um, for a long time, it was very hard for me to think about Karen. And, uh, But I was excavating the tragedy. I was unearthing that a lot of the time. When I would reflect on her, I would reflect on what she suffered and what took place in her life and the people who were responsible.
Sure. Um, for a long time, it was very hard for me to think about Karen. And, uh, But I was excavating the tragedy. I was unearthing that a lot of the time. When I would reflect on her, I would reflect on what she suffered and what took place in her life and the people who were responsible.
And there were so many other things that sort of echoed through my mind that were not honorific, that didn't... celebrator that just sort of mourned her and I was sort of lost in a kind of a loop of mourning that was not uh it wasn't healthy it was it was it was but it was what I had to do I mean it's not that it was unhealthy it was just it's what I was given at the time and you know I was
And there were so many other things that sort of echoed through my mind that were not honorific, that didn't... celebrator that just sort of mourned her and I was sort of lost in a kind of a loop of mourning that was not uh it wasn't healthy it was it was it was but it was what I had to do I mean it's not that it was unhealthy it was just it's what I was given at the time and you know I was
I always loved the book of Matthew, you know, do what is given unto you. I was stuck in that. And it took me this book to actually find my way out into saying, oh, God, I'm so happy I knew you. Yeah, it was a great moment to understand that.
I always loved the book of Matthew, you know, do what is given unto you. I was stuck in that. And it took me this book to actually find my way out into saying, oh, God, I'm so happy I knew you. Yeah, it was a great moment to understand that.
in the writing of it, that I was going to have this chance to be with my sister again and to hold her and to love her and to hold her hand and laugh at things together again. And it was a really extraordinary thing. It was a great, great life we had together, which is why it was so tragic to me. It was so hard for me for a long time to kind of wrestle out of that.
in the writing of it, that I was going to have this chance to be with my sister again and to hold her and to love her and to hold her hand and laugh at things together again. And it was a really extraordinary thing. It was a great, great life we had together, which is why it was so tragic to me. It was so hard for me for a long time to kind of wrestle out of that.
And I really didn't do it for a long time. And I think the message that came through was Karen saying, it's time. You need to... remember and live your life.
And I really didn't do it for a long time. And I think the message that came through was Karen saying, it's time. You need to... remember and live your life.
Well, I feel a lot lighter. I did actually get to drop a lot of grief. Grief is a heavy weight to continue to carry. It's very hard. And you suffer with this idea that, oh, by letting go of the grief, you're somehow letting go of them. But I learned through this book that that isn't the case.
Well, I feel a lot lighter. I did actually get to drop a lot of grief. Grief is a heavy weight to continue to carry. It's very hard. And you suffer with this idea that, oh, by letting go of the grief, you're somehow letting go of them. But I learned through this book that that isn't the case.
By hanging on to the things that are good, actually, I'm closer to her as I was when I was with her, when she was with us. And so she is with us again. That's the key. So it's been great. And she's with my family now. I'm with Kate. And Kate, you know, dealt with me writing this for two and a half years. And...
By hanging on to the things that are good, actually, I'm closer to her as I was when I was with her, when she was with us. And so she is with us again. That's the key. So it's been great. And she's with my family now. I'm with Kate. And Kate, you know, dealt with me writing this for two and a half years. And...
When I finally turned to Kate, and this always chokes me up a little bit, but I'm getting more used to saying it, but she's such an extraordinary woman. When I said, I finished it, I turned and said, it's done. And she said, I've missed you.
When I finally turned to Kate, and this always chokes me up a little bit, but I'm getting more used to saying it, but she's such an extraordinary woman. When I said, I finished it, I turned and said, it's done. And she said, I've missed you.
But it's a very rewarding life to care this much about things. So it's okay.
But it's a very rewarding life to care this much about things. So it's okay.
Well, Kate and I met in what is one of the great fantasy meetings of all time. I mean, almost every guy I meet says, wow, you lived the dream. So we met on a flight to London. She was working for Virgin Atlantic, and she was part of the cabin crew. She looked good in red.