HB Ep. 57: Laughing About Losing Mom
Author Laurie Woolever talks to Youngmi about how certain sad events cause her to uncontrollably laugh... can you relate?
This week, Youngmi is joined by Laurie Woolever (author of Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography) who discusses the loss of her mother to multiple sclerosis. She talks about what it was like growing up while knowing her mother had an illness which was most likely going to take her life. She also discusses how certain sad events caused her to laugh uncontrollably and examines what that reaction meant.
Hosted by Youngmi Mayer
Youngmi Mayer is a standup comedian and single mom based in New York City. She explores topics of Asian identity, biracial identity, feminism and growing up poor in her work.