Two nonfiction books examine grief and its impact on memory
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How to Overcome Grief and Helplessness
Laurel Braitman is the author of What Looks Like Bravery, An Epic Journey Through Loss to Love. Her dad died before her high school graduation and she spent decades trying to achieve what he wanted for her. She learned that overachievement can be a trauma response when it's done in an effort to control the uncontrollable. "I tried to use excellence as an analgesic on a pain that I believe I couldn't have admitted was there"
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