Two years ago, life was good for Sheryl Sandberg. The Facebook senior executive and mother of two had a best-selling book ( Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead ) and she and her husband, Dave Goldberg, decided to take a vacation. But on that vacation, Goldberg collapsed at the gym from heart failure and died. He was 47 years old. Sandberg went through a period of darkness after her husband's death. She turned to professionals and friends for help getting through it, and now she's written a book with one of those professionals, psychologist Adam Grant. It's called Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy . Sandberg spoke to NPR about finding her way back to normal and the best way to be there for someone who's going through a hard time. Interview Highlights On how the people around her reacted to her loss My interactions before — I would drop my kids off at school and, you know, the parents and I would all wave to each other; show up at work and everyone
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