Episode 077: Giving Up the Ghost with Samantha Rose

2025-02-18

New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, Samantha Rose, steps out of the shadows to unravel the mystery surrounding her mother’s suicide. What begins as a solitary journey of grief shifts form when her mother slips back from the darkness beyond to reconcile her irreversible choice. Raw, deeply revealing, and with resilient humor throughout, Giving Up the Ghost explores the layered complexity of mental health, the love between mothers and daughters, and how, in the aftermath of inconceivable loss, we can rel...

New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, Samantha Rose, steps out of the shadows to unravel the mystery surrounding her mother’s suicide. What begins as a solitary journey of grief shifts form when her mother slips back from the darkness beyond to reconcile her irreversible choice. Raw, deeply revealing, and with resilient humor throughout, Giving Up the Ghost explores the layered complexity of mental health, the love between mothers and daughters, and how, in the aftermath of inconceivable loss, we can release our inner ghosts and write a new story for ourselves.

Giving Up the Ghost is a memoir about a ghostwriter who “ghosts” a ghost—beyond that interplay, the narrative reveals hidden truths—about her mother’s surprising death and also, it shines a light on how Rose had become a ghost in her own life—hiding, shrinking, no longer speaking for herself.

You can find Samantha Rose on Instagram, and you can order her book at Amazon or book retailers everywhere.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

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You can pre-order Dr. Ziegler's new book, The Crucial Years: The Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty in Middle Childhood (Ages 6-12) at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target or your local book retailer.

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