Echoes of 9/11: The Cost of Holding It All Together

September 11th will always be etched in the nation’s heart—not only as a day of collective tragedy, but as a reminder of what it means to be human together. 

In this episode of New York Girl Again – The After, host Thérèse shares the story of losing her best friend, Linda Anne Luzzicone, who was working for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of the North Tower. She takes listeners back to that morning —caring for her father after a near-death hospitalization—when the unimaginable unfolded live on television. 

But this episode is more than remembrance. It’s about the caregiver’s instinct to put on armor, to hold it all together, and the regrets that follow when that armor shuts out the very people who love us most. 

Twenty-four years later, Thérèse reflects on Linda’s friendship, the weight of regret, and the freedom found in loosening the armor. She reminds listeners that it is okay to be vulnerable—during caregiving, and in the 'after.' Because strength is not found in never breaking, but in being human together. 

💜 Listeners are encouraged to share this episode with a current or former caregiver who may need the reminder that vulnerability is not weakness, but connection.

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