Having The Spiritual Grace to Accept the Unacceptable

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age
Having The Spiritual Grace to Accept the Unacceptable
Jun 02, 2026
Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

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This special Crow’s Feet Extra is an except from our interview with acclaimed writer and actor Kathryn Grody. Now 79, Kathryn is also a social media influencer, thanks to the wildly popular Instagram account she shares with her husband, Mandy Patinkin, and their son Gideon. Here, Kathryn offers an intimate reflection on the death of her younger brother, Yukon. With warmth, candor, and emotional honesty, she explores the complicated terrain of grief, memory, and sibling love.

This is part of a longer Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age conversation between Kathryn and Melinda Blau. The full episode premieres June 24.

Kathryn is currently performing her acclaimed one-woman show, The Unexpected Third, in New York City through June 14 at the New York Theatre Workshop.

To read more about Kathryn’s brother's life, here is the link to his obituary: Senior Monastic Yukon Grody 5/15/49 – 2/28/24 | Mountain Record   

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