#158 - Grieve Like A Stoic

Grief is one of the more challenging human emotions to deal with, as it is normally in response to a significant loss. Stoics are sometimes mistakenly seen as emotionless, yet there are historical accounts of Marcus Aurelius, for example, weeping in public at funerals.At the same time, externals are indifferent to Stoics, so why is it acceptable to grieve at all? In sum, what does Stoicism actually say about grieving? Fortunately, I had a great role model to teach me how to grieve, and these are the Stoic lessons I learned from her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices