Benni Bauerdick has made it his mission to accompany mourners on their journey and break through taboos. "We need to talk more about death and grief because we can learn so much about life in the process," says the 37-year-old.
He is a radio presenter at 1LIVE and a television reporter at WDR, a podcaster, but also a trained grief counselor and book author.
"Grief is like being on the high seas. As if we were in the middle of an open sea and at the mercy of the waves of grief. Sometimes they carry us steadily and gently forward. Sometimes they come over us with their sudden force and strength. It is a constant up and down. And sometimes grief feels like being shipwrecked in the midst of all these waves." Writes the journalist in his new book "Ich bin todesmutig - vom Umgang mit Trauer im Leben", which was published in fall 2025.
He will read from it this evening.
There will also be an opportunity to buy the book afterwards. Benni will also sign copies.
Start: 19:30, admission: from 18:00 and the possibility to have something to eat in the café at your own expense.
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