Actress Aubrey Plaza has publicly addressed the profound grief she has experienced following the death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, who died by suicide in January at age 47.

In a recent episode of Amy Poehler’s podcast “Good Hang,” Plaza described the emotional challenges she has faced, stating that while she is functioning and grateful to be moving through the world, coping with the loss remains a “daily struggle,” People reported .

Plaza likened her grief to a scene from the 2025 film “The Gorge,” in which characters navigate a treacherous chasm filled with “monster people.” She explained that this imagery resonated with her experience of grief as a persistent, ominous presence that she sometimes confronts and at other times tries to avoid.

Reflecting on her relationship

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