Posted 43 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownSeven Months After Her Husband's Death, Aubrey Plaza Opened Up About Her Grief In A Very Honest Way"And then sometimes I try to get away from it, but it's always there."by Nora DominickBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink This post contains mentions of suicide. Earlier this year, beloved indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza's husband, died by suicide in his LA home. He was 47 years old. J. Countess / Getty Images Following his sudden death, Aubrey and his family issued a statement reading, "This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support. Please respect our privacy during this time." Chad Hurst / Getty Images Then, almost a month later, Aubrey appeared during the 50th anniversary special for Saturday Night Live, where she introduced a performance by Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard. She made a subtle and special tribute to Jeff by wearing a tie-dye shirt. In 2021, Aubrey revealed that she and Jeff got really into tie-dying, and they wore handmade tie-dye pajamas for their wedding. NBC On The Drew Barrymore Show, Aubrey said, "So I decided that Jeff and I were going to wear tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us." Since Jeff's death, Aubrey has remained out of the public eye except for some small appearances until this week. To promote her upcoming movie Honey Don't!, Aubrey appeared on Amy Poehler's podcast Good Hang with Amy Poehler, and it marked the first time she's publicly talked about Jeff. Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com While it would've been extremely valid not to discuss Jeff's death on the podcast, Amy elected to talk about it upfront. "To just get it out of the way," Amy began. "People want to see you and want to see how you are. They love you. They love you, and they want to see you." Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com Amy continued, saying, "You've had this terrible, terrible, tragic year. You've lost your husband. You've been dealing with that, and you've been looking for all different ways in which to feel and find support. And I think, on behalf of all the people who feel like they know you and the people who do know you, how are you feeling today?" Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com Taking a deep breath, Aubrey said, "I mean, right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you. Overall, I'm here and I'm functioning, and I feel, you know, I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think, like, I'm okay. But, you know, it's like a daily struggle, obviously." Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com Aubrey then dove into a pretty perfect analogy for her grief, comparing it to the 2025 sci-fi film The Gorge, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com "In the movie, there's like a cliff on one side and then there's a cliff on the other side, and there's a gorge in between, and it's filled with all these monster people trying to get them," Aubrey explained. "And, like, I swear, when I watched it, I was like, That feels what my grief is like. Or what grief could be like." Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com She continued, "Where it's like, at all times there's a giant, like, ocean of just awfulness that's right there, and I can see it, and sometimes I just want to dive into it and just be in it. And then, sometimes I just look at it. And then sometimes I try to get away from it, but it's always there." Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com As someone who is personally still in the early stages of grief over the death of my mom last year, I understood this analogy so perfectly because yes, that's exactly what it's like. Sometimes the grief consumes me, and I can't really plan when or where, and other times I'm seemingly fine. Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com There's a quote that's like, "Grief is like glitter. It clings to everything," and I think that's so true. There are little specs of grief glitter everywhere on me and in my daily life, but others might not see it; tiny pieces of it are everywhere. After Aubrey explained this, Amy did a beautiful job segueing to the next topic, and the rest of Aubrey's podcast appearance was about how she fell in love with comedy, their work together on Parks and Rec, Aubrey's other projects like Agatha All Along, and much more. Good Hang with Amy Poehler / Via youtube.com Following the conclusion of their conversation, during Amy's final segment titled "Poehler Plunge," Amy took the time to spotlight the movies that Aubrey and Jeff made together, saying, "They are all really great, beautiful, funny films that you should check out and check out Jeff Baena's work. He's an incredible writer and director, and his work is really special." Jerod Harris / Getty Images She also highlighted the National Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline at 988 and Spotify's mental health resources. After Aubrey's episode of Good H