# The Nonlinear Life A newsletter about navigating life's twists and turns. We're all going through transitions, let's master them together. Life | Rituals | Family | Meaning Page: Feed: --- ## [The Podcast Episode that Made Me Cry](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/the-podcast-episode-that-made-me) _2026-08-13 · Bruce Feiler_ My Conversation with the Bishop of Washington, the Brave Mariann Budde. ## [The Healing Power of Family Gatherings](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/what-a-missing-wedding-guest-teaches) _2026-07-31 · Bruce Feiler_ My Conversation with Deb Copaken about Love, Pain, and a Ritual for Her Son [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206354025/1d0be4a568379f00c537601eb73a4d5a.mp3) ## [Mick Jagger on the Nonlinear (Sex) Life](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/mick-jagger-on-the-nonlinear-sex) _2026-07-16 · Bruce Feiler_ You Can't Always Get What You Want. ## [3 Tips for Great Summer Gatherings from 3 Top Ritual Designers](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/3-tips-for-great-summer-gatherings) _2026-07-09 · Bruce Feiler_ How to Make a Memorable Family Tradition This Year ## [The Council of Dads Turns 18 Today: 3 Things I've Learned](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/the-council-of-dads-turns-18-today) _2026-07-02 · Bruce Feiler_ "Everybody Dies. But Not Everybody Lives. I Want You to Live." ## [3 Things Taylor Swift Gets Right About Modern Weddings—and One Thing She Gets Wrong](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/3-things-taylor-swift-gets-right) _2026-06-25 · Bruce Feiler_ What the Ritual of the Century Tells Us About the State of Our Union on Our 250th Birthday ## [The Science of Dad Jokes, Postpartum Depression for Men, and Other Father's Day Surprises](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/the-science-of-dad-jokes-postpartum) _2026-06-18 · Bruce Feiler_ How Researchers Are Rewriting How We Think About Dads ## [Exclusive: Watch Esther Perel + Bruce Feiler on the Power of Connection](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/exclusive-watch-esther-perel-bruce) _2026-06-04 · Esther Perel_ A Conversation about Relationships, Ritual, and A TIME TO GATHER [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200315980/d4a74ae9e1b2b2946449e538d88b9317.mp3) ## [Pope Leo Calls for Human Gatherings to Counter AI](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/pope-leo-calls-for-human-gatherings) _2026-05-25 · Bruce Feiler_ Papal Encyclical: Face-to-Face Rituals Essential to Help Defeat the Excesses of Big Tech ## [My CBS Mornings Interview about A TIME TO GATHER!](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/my-cbs-mornings-interview-about-a) _2026-05-21 · Bruce Feiler_ My Breakfast with Gayle King: 1 Green Dress, 2 Green Rooms, and 3 Great Hosts! ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gC5tiylljhFg) _2026-05-21 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [My NYT Oped on the Rise of New Rituals! See Me On Book Tour!](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/my-nyt-oped-today-on-the-rise-of) _2026-05-15 · Bruce Feiler_ Read the First Excerpt of A TIME TO GATHER in the New York Times! ## [Me on NPR: "How to Master Lifequakes and Find New Meaning in Your Life"](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/me-on-npr-how-to-master-lifequakes) _2026-04-30 · Bruce Feiler_ Why Life Transitions Are a Skill That We Can and Must Master ## [It's Time to Gather! Watch Me on CNN, Preorder a Signed Copy, WALKING THE BIBLE Bundle](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/its-time-to-gather-watch-me-on-cnn) _2026-04-23_ Join the Launch of My New Book and Help Make 2026 a Year of Connection. ## [A Sudden Loss, A Missed Goodbye, A Lesson on How to Gather in Crisis](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/a-sudden-loss-a-missed-goodbye-a) _2026-04-02_ An Impromptu Ritual Honoring the Life and Art of My Sister-in-Law ## [How Rituals Can Save Your Family—and the First Review of A TIME TO GATHER!](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/how-rituals-can-save-your-familyand) _2026-03-12_ Debunking Internet Lies with Even Better Truths ## [Collective Transitions Are Growing. Here's How to Navigate Them.](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/collective-transitions-are-growing) _2026-02-26 · Bruce Feiler_ Why Going Through Change with Others Can Help—and Why It Can Hurt ## [How to Bribe Your Way Into a Restaurant: My Most Notorious Article](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/how-to-bribe-your-way-into-a-restaurant) _2026-02-12_ You want to go to the hottest restaurant in town. You have no reservation. Here's What to Do. ## [The Secret to Surviving a Nonlinear Life](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/the-secret-to-surviving-a-nonlinear) _2026-01-29_ We have linear expectations, but nonlinear lives. That gap is responsible for much of our anxiety. ## [The Simple Question that Could Reshape Your Life](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/the-simple-question-that-could-reshape) _2026-01-15_ During Life Transitions, We Change How We View the Shape of Our Life ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vEPW1rBRkl9W) _2026-01-15 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Forget Resolutions: Why We All Need a Year of Ritual](https://brucefeiler.substack.com/p/forget-resolutions-why-we-all-need) _2026-01-01_ What Suleika Jaouad Teaches Us About How to Heal Ourselves by Being Vulnerable with Others