Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel Grief Begins With Love With Julia Samuel
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Aug 18, 2025 Julia Samuel, a leading UK psychotherapist and author specializing in grief, shares profound insights on the intricate dance between love and loss. She delves into how grief reshapes our lives and highlights the importance of embracing emotional truth. The conversation touches on the journey of reclaiming vitality post-trauma and the significance of love during difficult times. Julia offers a compassionate perspective on navigating grief, emphasizing self-compassion and the power of acknowledging our feelings to transform sorrow into healing.
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Grief Starts With Love
- Grief begins the moment we sense something precious slipping away, not only at death.
- Julia Samuel says grief roots in love and signals change that requires adaptation.
Parents Who Chose Joy After Survival
- Esther Perel describes parents who survived the Holocaust and chose joy as an antidote to death.
- Their fierce determination to live informed her view that eroticism counters deadness.
Two Ways Survivors Returned To Life
- Esther describes two survivor types: those who never fully returned to life and those who reclaimed play and sensuality.
- The latter used eroticism as an antidote to constant vigilance and deadness.
