Carrying the Tiger: Tony Stewart on Living with Cancer, Grief, and Grace

What happens when a single phone call changes everything? Author Tony Stewart joins The Sharegiving Secret to reflect on caregiving, anticipatory grief, and the unexpected moments of love and clarity that emerge in the face of terminal illness. Drawing from his memoir Carrying the Tiger, Tony shares how writing, community, and radical honesty helped him navigate cancer, loss, and life after caregiving.

Tony Stewart has made award-winning films for colleges and universities (“A Union of People,” “Skidmore: Concurrence of Ideas”), written software that received rave reviews in The New York Times and the New York Daily News (“Tony Stewart’s Home Office”), designed a grants-management application that was used by three of the five largest charities in the world (“Riverside Grants”), and led the development of an international standard for the messages involved in buying and selling advertisements (“AdsML”) for which he spoke at conferences across Europe and North America. His memoir Carrying the Tiger won two Gold Medals at the 2025 Global Book Awards and is a Publishers Weekly Editor's Pick.

 Tony and his late wife Lynn Kotula, a painter, traveled extensively in India and Southeast Asia, staying in small hotels off the beaten track and eating delicious food with their fingers when cutlery wasn’t available. 

Inspired by the experience of writing Carrying the Tiger, Tony studied with David Kessler and is now a Certified Grief Educator. 

Author of Carrying the Tiger: Living with Cancer, Dying with Grace, Finding Joy while Grieving

Winner, GOLD MEDAL, Global Book Awards

“A beautifully devastating memoir” – Publishers Weekly BookLife (Editor’s Pick)

"A masterclass in facing life's hardest moments with grace." – IndieReader

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