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At the end of our lives, regrets often center around what we didn’t do – the words we didn’t say, the relationships we didn’t mend, the apology we never found the courage to extend.

For Brandt, writing a letter can be the answer to our life’s biggest regrets, and a pathway to finding resolution to the “unfinished business” that can haunt us regardless of our age.

Her book, Unfinished Business: Writing the 5 Essential Letters of Your Life, guides readers through the essential letters that have life-changing potential should we find the courage to write them. Therapists can use these essential letters to guide clients through a healing narrative process, while individual readers can put pen to paper for a self-guided letter-writing journey.

Artushin: Share a bit about your background and what inspired you to write Unfinished Business.

Brandt: Who amongst us hasn’t had a near miss? A truck swerves, a troubling lab test, our plane hits severe turbulence, and our thoughts jump to someone we wish we’d said, “I love you,” “I’m sorry,” “I forgive you,” “You’ve made a difference.” And who amongst us hasn’t lost someone dear and thought, “I should have told them …”

My career in the arts as President and Partner at Fraenkel Gallery was all about ‘the conversation.’ Art was the medium that led to conversations about life, love, loss, beauty, justice, wonder and far more. Yet midway in my 40 year career, I started to feel that there was something even more meaningful, perhaps even more spiritual, that I am here to do. When I happened upon an article........

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