On this week’s podcast, the actress Zoe Lister-Jones reads “An Empty Heart Is One That Can Be Filled,” about the benefits of heartbreak.

The essay’s author, Lily King, is a novelist. Stay tuned after the reading for an update from Ms. King. And for her day-to-day dispatches, try Twitter.

Ms. Lister-Jones stars in the new movie “Band Aid” and in the CBS series “Life in Pieces.” Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.