Amanda Kloots Launches Podcast to Help Others Heal From Loss

Six years after losing her husband to COVID-19, Amanda Kloots is turning her journey through grief into a lifeline for others facing devastating loss.

The fitness entrepreneur, dancer, and TV host watched her husband, actor Nick Cordero, spend 95 days in the hospital in 2020 while she cared for their infant son Elvis and shared updates with millions of followers. Nick died that July at age 41, leaving Amanda to navigate single motherhood while processing unimaginable trauma.

What followed wasn't the linear healing journey she expected. "I remember the second year of my grief because I was hosting a talk show, and I was having the worst anxiety of my entire life," Amanda shares. "I could barely breathe."

But through therapy and community, she discovered something powerful. Grief doesn't disappear, and you don't need to leave it behind to find happiness again.

Amanda's new podcast, Good Grief, examines the many kinds of loss that rearrange lives. She's opening up about her darkest moments alongside clinical psychologist Dr. Thea Gallagher to help others find their way forward.

Dr. Gallagher introduces the concept of affective forecasting, the idea that we're terrible at predicting how we'll handle hard situations. "We're actually much better at handling it than we think we're going to be," she explains. People surprise themselves with their own resilience.

Why This Inspires

Amanda found joy even in her darkest days by asking herself one question: "What would Nick want me to do?" That simple prompt helped her step back into life, embracing exercise as a privilege after watching her husband in a coma, dating again despite the guilt, and showing her son that moving forward doesn't mean forgetting.

She's learned that grief doesn't operate on a timeline. Some years are harder than others, and that's normal. The key is staying curious about the process and finding community with others who understand the pain.

Through Good Grief, Amanda is creating exactly that safe space. "I've found such a saving grace in community," she says. "It's helped me move forward, it's helped me find the light."

Her message to anyone experiencing grief is simple: therapy helps, community matters, and learning to live with loss is different than just surviving it. Six years later, Amanda has learned to love herself alongside her grief, proving that joy and sorrow can coexist in a life well lived.