When Samina Bari lost her husband, Doug Neale, unexpectedly in 2023, she was left to navigate grief, raise their twin daughters, and manage the financial and legal responsibilities that follow the loss of a spouse. Jim Weiss knows that experience personally, having lost his wife, Audra.

In this episode of Get Real with Jim Weiss, Samina and Jim share a candid conversation about losing a spouse, parenting through grief, and how to support someone who is grieving. They discuss what to say—and what not to say—after a loss, why grief follows no fixed timeline, and the practical decisions families face while trying to move forward.

Before becoming an author and founder, Samina spent more than 30 years in biotech and healthcare, advising CEOs and boards on transactions totaling over $40 billion. She wrote Don't Call Me Widow and I Can, I Will & I Did, and founded Farewell, a platform helping families navigate major life transitions and what she calls "Life Administration." Together, Jim and Samina explore how to move forward while honoring the people we continue to love. This conversation is a must watch.

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Ethan Zohn won Survivor: Africa for $1 million. But at 35, he faced a far bigger fight: surviving cancer. On Get Real with Jim Weiss, Ethan recounts his diagnosis with a rare form of Hodgkin lymphoma, failed chemotherapy, stem cell transplants, and the clinical trial drug that helped save his life. In a remarkable twist, he learns Jim helped launch that very treatment. Ethan also shares the persistent itching that first signaled something was wrong, what it means to outlive his father, who died of cancer at 49, and why his experience completely changed how he defines endurance. Together, they explore early cancer detection, medical cannabis, the power of community, and Ethan’s work helping young people through Grassroot Soccer. From winning Survivor to facing cancer, Ethan reveals what it really means to outwit, outplay, outlast, and keep living.

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Menopause is about far more than hot flashes. It can affect sleep, weight, heart health and how women age for decades to come. Dr. Mary Claire Haver returns to Get Real with Jim Weiss to talk about menopause, HRT, GLP-1s, breast health, prevention and the gaps that still exist in women’s health care. She also opens up about building The Pause Life, becoming an entrepreneur and why, at 58, she says she’s living the best years of her life. This is a conversation about taking control of your health, advocating for yourself and rethinking what aging can look like.

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