Comedian, TV host, producer, and author Chelsea Handler wrote five best-selling books without mentioning that her beloved oldest brother, Chet, had died in a mountain-climbing accident when she was nine.  In her poignant new memoir, Life Will Be the Death of Me, she talks about that loss.

Although Chet was 13 years older, he and Chelsea had a special bond, and his death affected every part of her life.  Yet she buried her grief and pain deep inside for more than 30 years.  It was the shock of Donald Trump’s victory — she’d always been a staunch feminist and was certain Hillary Clinton would win — that caused her to feel intense despair about every aspect of her life.  She knew she needed to deal with those things that were causing her pain, and her brother’s death was at the top of the list. Continue reading Chelsea Handler Writes About Sibling Loss →