“Keeping physical items from the past is important - we keep old toys, grandparents' jewelry, yearbooks, dance recital programs - and we assign meaning to them. Those items become the memories, and that's a very healthy thing to do. The problems occur when we have too many of those sentimental items, and they start weighing us down.”

American writer, producer, and podcast host

Emily V. Gordon is an American writer, producer, and podcast host. She is best known for co-writing the 2017 romantic comedy film The Big Sick with her husband and frequent collaborator, Kumail Nanjiani. The film draws on their relationship, and Gordon and Nanjiani won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for it. They were also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with several other honors.