When Lightning Strikes Twice: One Man’s Journey Through a Pair of Tragedies
We speak with Dr. Alan Townsend about this harrowing period through grief and how he evolved from writing online about science to much more personal experiences.
Is There A Right Way To Grieve? Parenting & Picking Up The Pieces After Loss
We speak with child therapist Natasha Daniels to get a better understanding of this emotion and how there can be different variations of grief depending on the severity of the life event.
How Do You Deal With Loss? Speaking With Two People Who’ve Lost Spouses
We speak with two adults who’ve dealt with the loss of a spouse to get a better sense of the grieving process and what people do & don’t need to hear during this difficult this time
Grieving Amidst the Holidays
We speak with psychologist Mary Lamia about how to sit with your emotions, communicate with loved ones and set realistic expectations this month.
Discovering Death: Answers From a Mortician
What happens if you pass away in the Arctic, or in outer space? How do people in Thailand or India mourn their dead differently than people in the U.S.? Mortician Caitlin Doughty gives us the answers.
No Happy Endings: Moving Forward After a Monumental Loss
We speak with Nora McInerny, the author of No Happy Endings: A Memoir about enduring the loss of her husband and accidentally finding love again. McInerny discusses the grief and despair she felt and how she learned to embrace those feelings rather than tuck them away.
Harry Potter Therapy
The Harry Potter series is full of creatures and storylines that parallel real-life adversities like depression, PTSD and grief in a heightened reality. Dr. Janina Scarlet says these stories are so powerful that she uses them to help people cope in real-life therapy sessions.
Processing Unimaginable Grief (2019)
Grief is an innate part of human life, but how we process that grief varies from person to person. Tom Malmquist knows too much about grief after he lost his partner shortly after the birth of their first child. Malmquist put his experiences into his novel, In Every Moment We Are Still Alive, to help others in similar situations feel less alone.
Processing Unimaginable Grief (2018)
Grief is apart of the human experience, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Author Tom Malmquist talks about how we processed his grief through writing, and the hope he finds in raising his daughter.
Culture Crash: HBO’s The Leftovers: Storytelling on grief
The Leftovers will air its final episode this week on HBO. Though its tough subject matter and study of grief can be overwhelming, it’s a show with a lot to admire and themes worth exploring
