Merritt Malloy's new book, "Grief," is about managing the emotions of love and grief. She says she can be deeply heartbroken and feel this great love in the same moment. We have to show people that you don't have to disavow grief in order to experience joy again,. Even if it's a different kind of joy than what you were able to have before your loved one died."
In this Episode, You'll Learn:
- How there are many different forms of grief
- Why we need to surrender to our grief and turn toward painful feelings
- How there are many painful emotions that exist under the "grief umbrella"
- The challenge of surrendering to grief in a culture that constantly pushes for happiness and avoidance of pain.
- How we can strengthen our ability to cope with grief by continuing to allow it in
- The importance of finding emotional support when grieving
- Why animals provide the best emotional support
- How providing emotional support to someone grieving includes just being with them and holding space for their grief
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