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# Rebecca Soffer

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## Rebecca Soffer


_Rebecca Soffer is the cofounder of_ [_Modern Loss_](https://modernloss.substack.com/about) _and a former producer of The Colbert Report._


## Rebecca Soffer


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc654c92f59bcfb57/6a0b78a6cee0f364a50532b5/stephen-colbert-interviews-keanu-reeves.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 19, 2026  
### [Stephen Colbert Made the Hard Parts of Being Human Watchable](https://time.com/article/2026/05/19/stephen-colbert-made-hard-parts-being-human-watchable/)  
Colbert created television where grief could appear without being treated as an anomaly, writes Rebe...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A man is silhouetted surrounding by LED light decorated display ahead of holiday celebrations on December 23, 2016 in Shah Alam, Malaysia.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12011c3582d89d50/6998cbfd83ec3774a2c7b2ae/holiday-grief_9a3171.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 4, 2025  
### [The Holidays Can Be Brutal](https://time.com/7336855/holidays-grief-family-death-loss/)  
In a season that's bittersweet for many, let's give ourselves permission to show up as we are.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37834cb146d1e905/6998c686d32e93d40acd6fc7/grief-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 10, 2025  
### [Navigating the Grief of Losing My Mother, 18 Years Later](https://time.com/7284451/grief-loss-mother-rebecca-soffer-essay/)  
The passage of time doesn’t erase grief, but rather, stretches it. But that’s not a failure of heali...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Michael Williams’ casket is carried toward his plot at Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery in Westwego, La., on May 18, 2020](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bc95c5895a9a61d/698a30e7b3fce358be0c9280/covid-19-deaths-grief-stories-funeral.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 14, 2022  
### [Don't Say You 'Can't Imagine' the Grief of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones. Ask Them to Tell You Their Stories](https://time.com/6166462/covid-19-deaths-grief-stories/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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