How To Support Our Emotional Health And Process Grief

Jun 10, 2022

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Tara Brach

In this insightful discussion, guests Dr. Joan Rosenberg, a psychologist and author, Susan David, a Harvard psychologist renowned for her work on emotional agility, and Tara Brach, a clinical psychologist and meditation teacher, explore the multifaceted nature of grief. They emphasize the importance of embracing difficult emotions rather than suppressing them. The conversation includes strategies for processing grief, the role of compassion in adversity, the impact of technology on emotional health, and techniques for fostering self-acceptance and resilience.

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INSIGHT

Disguised Grief

Disguised grief is the gap between desires and reality.
It manifests as cynicism, pessimism, sarcasm, resentment, bitterness, or grudges.

INSIGHT

Categories of Grief

Grief has five categories: what we got undeservedly, what we deserved but didn't get, what never was, what isn't now, and what may never be.
These categories encompass negative experiences, unmet needs, lost opportunities, current limitations, and unrealized potentials.

ADVICE

Reframing Life

Reframe your life by accepting that life doesn't meet expectations.
Focusing on expectations leads to suffering; focus on acceptance instead.

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Experiencing feelings of grief is a natural part of the human experience. While it can be difficult to sit with hard feelings such as grief, avoiding our emotions only makes them louder. Through practice, we can learn to accept our feelings in the moment. We can work to break the pattern of being at war with the present moment and let our feelings come and go as needed.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Joan Rosenberg, Susan David, and Tara Brach about situations that prompt grief, why facing our emotions is healthier than bottling them up, and how to accept difficult emotions.

Dr. Joan Rosenberg is a cutting-edge psychologist who is known as an innovative thinker, acclaimed speaker, and trainer. A California-licensed psychologist, Dr. Rosenberg speaks on how to build confidence, emotional strength, and resilience; achieving emotional, conversational, and relationship mastery; integrating neuroscience and psychotherapy; and suicide prevention. She is the author of 90 Seconds to a Life You Love: How to Master Your Difficult Feelings to Cultivate Lasting Confidence, Resilience, and Authenticity.

Susan David, PhD, is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her book, Emotional Agility, describes the psychological skills critical to thriving in times of complexity and change. Susan’s TED Talk on the topic went viral, with over 1 million views in its first week of release. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal and a frequent guest on national radio and television. Susan is the CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, a cofounder of the Institute of Coaching (a Harvard Medical School/McLean affiliate), and on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Thrive Global and Virgin Pulse.

Tara Brach holds a PhD in clinical psychology and teaches meditation internationally. Founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMCW), Tara is the author of the bestsellers Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion, True Refuge, and her latest book, Trusting the Gold. Tara’s weekly podcasts are downloaded over 2 million times each month.

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