Allison Gilbert

Allison Gilbert
OccupationsJournalist, author
Known forThe Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life
Websitewww.allisongilbert.com

Allison Gilbert is an American journalist, bestselling author[1], and speaker[2][3] whose work focuses on human connection, social health, and grief. She has written or co-written six books including The Joy of Connections with Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. The book grew out of Gilbert's article for The New York Times, “Dr. Ruth Saved People's Sex Lives. Now She Wants to Cure Loneliness,” which covered Westheimer's appointment as New York State's Ambassador to Loneliness.[4]

Career

Social health and connection

Gilbert hosts 92NY's Connected Lives series[5] and her most recent book, The Joy of Connections, was named one of the 10 best well-being books for 2024 by Audible[6] and named one of The Best Books and Podcasts in 2024 About Aging and Retirement by The Wall Street Journal.[7]

Gilbert has written for or been featured in many publications including The New York Times,[8] The Wall Street Journal,[9] and USA Today.[10] Gilbert has been interviewed on Good Morning America,[11] NPR,[12] TED Radio Hour[13], and more.

Grief and September 11 attacks

Gilbert was a journalist covering the September 11 attacks and went on to co-edit Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11, a historical record of how broadcast journalists covered the attacks.[14] Gilbert is the official narrator of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum’s historical exhibition audio tour and her voice is introduced by Robert De Niro on the museum's “Witnessing History” tour.[15] She is the co-executive producer of the documentary Reporting 9/11 and Why It Still Matters and host of the companion 20-part documentary series Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories, produced in collaboration with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Wondrium for the 20th anniversary of 9/11.[16] These projects include interviews with journalists such as Savannah Guthrie, Maggie Haberman, Scott Pelley, Byron Pitts, Dana Bash, and Linda Wertheimer.

Gilbert has written or reported on grief for The Washington Post[17], The Atlantic[18], The TODAY Show[19], CNN[20], and more.

TV news

Allison Gilbert started her career in TV news. At CNN, Gilbert produced TV segments and wrote stories for CNN.com.[21] Before CNN, she was a special projects producer at WABC-TV and an investigative producer at WNBC-TV.[22]

Awards and honors

  • Received three New York Emmy awards[23][24][25], five New York Emmy nominations for various hard news reporting.[26][22][25][24]
  • The Joy of Connections named a USA Today bestseller[27]
  • The Joy of Connections named one of the best books on aging by The Wall Street Journal[28]
  • The Joy of Connections named a top-10 well-being book of the year by Audible[29]
  • Washington Irving Book Award for Parentless Parents[30]
  • Northern California Book Award, General Nonfiction Award for Listen, World![31]
  • New York Press Club, Commentary Online Winner for CNN.com article, “A Woman Who Composed the First Draft of History Finds Herself Written Out of the History Books[32]

Publications

Books

  • The Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life with co-authors Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer and Pierre Lehu (Rodale: 2023)
  • Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America's Most-Read Woman with co-author Julia Scheeres (Seal Press: September 2022)
  • Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive (Seal Press: 2016)
  • Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impacts the Way We Raise Our Children (Hyperion: 2011)
  • Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents, edited by Christina Baker Kline (Seal Press: 2006)
  • Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11, co-edited with Phil Hirshkorn, Melinda Murphy, Mitchell Stephens, and Robyn Walensky; (Bonus Books: 2002)

Select essays and reporting

  • Meet the Zoomers preaching 'Appstinence' to their peers (January 2026) Times of London[33]
  • The secret to great sex isn't really a secret. It's asking the right question, 81-year-old sex professor says (February 2025) CNN[34]
  • Long After ‘Sexually Speaking,’ Dr. Ruth Taught Me About Friendship (July 2024) The New York Times[8]
  • Opinion: Dr. Ruth taught us not only about sex but also chosen family (July 2024) CNN[35]
  • Dr. Ruth Saved People's Sex Lives. Now She Wants to Cure Loneliness. (November 2023) The New York Times[4]
  • Opinion: A woman who composed the first draft of history finds herself written out of the history books (August 2023) CNN[36]
  • The Grief Crisis Is Coming (April 2021) The New York Times[37]
  • Why Looking at a Photo Can Ease Loneliness and Grief (November 2016) O, The Oprah Magazine[38]
  • Journalist and Survivor: The Rules Blurred on 9/11 (May 2014) CNN.com[39]

Education

  • Ethical Culture Fieldston School
  • Georgetown University

References

  1. ^ "Best-selling Booklist". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  2. ^ "When we "meet our grief bravely" – the healing begins". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  3. ^ "2025 Positive Business Speakers & Leaders". Positive Business Conference. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  4. ^ a b Gilbert, Allison (2023-11-09). "Dr. Ruth Saved People's Sex Lives. Now She Wants to Cure Loneliness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  5. ^ "Gretchen Rubin's secrets of happiness". www.92ny.org. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  6. ^ "The 10 best well-being books of 2024". Audible Blog. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  7. ^ Cole, Diane (2024-12-01). "The Best Books and Podcasts in 2024 About Aging and Retirement". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  8. ^ a b Gilbert, Allison (2024-07-18). "Long After 'Sexually Speaking,' Dr. Ruth Taught Me About Friendship". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  9. ^ Spindel, Barbara. "'The Joy of Connections' Review: Prescriptions From Dr. Ruth". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  10. ^ "The Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  11. ^ America, Good Morning. "Cultivating friendships with "The Joy of Connections"". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  12. ^ "Discussing sex, rejecting shame, and unpacking the legacy of Dr. Ruth". 1A. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  13. ^ N; P; R (2024-11-01). "A guide to being brave in relationships". NPR. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  14. ^ Maas, Jennifer (2021-08-12). "'Reporting 9/11' Doc, Companion Series on Female Journalists Covering Terrorist Attacks Set at Wondrium (Exclusive)". Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  15. ^ "Audio Guide | National September 11 Memorial & Museum". www.911memorial.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  16. ^ Minutaglio, Rose; Feller, Madison (2021-09-01). "'I Wasn't Dressed for War:' Female Reporters on What It Was Like Covering 9/11". ELLE. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  17. ^ Loudin, Amanda (2017-07-14). "When her daughter died, she turned to exercise to quell her grief". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  18. ^ Alter, Cathy (2011-06-18). "What Happens When Parents Have No Parents?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  19. ^ Allison Gilbert (2017-02-13). Today Show: Allison Gilbert, author and grief expert, on bereavement leave. Retrieved 2026-04-22 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Allison Gilbert (2022-02-28). CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Allison Gilbert and Dr Mark Smith. Retrieved 2026-04-22 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ "We Were Choking on the Same Soot, We Were One With the Story". New Day CNN. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  22. ^ a b Oei, Lily (2002-04-22). "WNBC tops N.Y. Emmy race with 9 victories". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  23. ^ Oei, Lily (2002-04-22). "WNBC tops N.Y. Emmy race with 9 victories". Variety. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  24. ^ a b "THE 46th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY AWARDS – 2003 WINNERS" (PDF). NY Emmy Awards. 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  25. ^ a b "THE 45th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY AWARDS – 2002 WINNERS" (PDF). NY Emmy Awards. 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  26. ^ "2002 List of Nominees" (PDF). NY Emmy Awards. 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
  27. ^ "Best-selling Booklist". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  28. ^ Cole, Diane (2024-12-01). "The Best Books and Podcasts in 2024 About Aging and Retirement". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  29. ^ "The 10 best well-being books of 2024". Audible Blog. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  30. ^ "Washington Irving Book Awards". www.westchesterlibraryassociation.org. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  31. ^ "Poetry Flash > programs". poetryflash.org. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  32. ^ "2024 Gold Keyboard Award to Spectrum News NY1 Team for Story on Child Welfare Deaths in New York Full Slate of Journalism Awards Announced - The New York Press Club". 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  33. ^ Gilbert, Allison (2026-01-30). "Meet the Zoomers preaching 'Appstinence' to their peers". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  34. ^ Gilbert, Allison (2025-02-14). "The secret to great sex isn't really a secret. It's asking the right question, 81-year-old sex professor says". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  35. ^ Gilbert, Allison (2024-07-13). "Opinion: Dr. Ruth taught us not only about sex, but also chosen family". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  36. ^ Gilbert, Allison (2023-08-14). "Opinion: A woman who composed the first draft of history finds herself written out of the history books". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  37. ^ Gilbert, Allison (April 12, 2021). "The Grief Crisis Is Coming". New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  38. ^ Gilbert, Allison. "Why Looking at a Photo Can Ease Loneliness and Grief". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  39. ^ Gilbert, Allison (2014-05-15). "Journalist and survivor: The rules blurred on 9/11". CNN. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

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