Nora McInerny Purmort

Nora McInerny Purmort is an American author, speaker, and podcast host from Minneapolis, known for her work on grief and loss, including the podcast 'Terrible, Thanks for Asking.' In 2014, she experienced profound loss, miscarrying a child and losing both her father and husband Aaron Purmort to cancer within weeks, which inspired memoirs like 'It's Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too)' (2016), 'No Happy Endings' (2019), and 'Bad Vibes Only' (2022). She has remarried, raising a blended family with her son Ralphie from her late husband.