The Complexity of Grieving and Society's Expectations

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Grieving a relationship takes time, and society's expectations around grief are often contradictory and challenging. While everyone experiences grief due to loss or unexpected changes, society's acceptance of grief is limited to certain situations, leading to projection of personal feelings onto others experiencing grief. People struggle with sitting in discomfort and often have difficulty empathizing with others' grief, making the concept of grief abstract and complex.

In our final episode of Season 1 we discuss the life and trials of George Bailey and attempt to answer the question of whether "Wonderful" is a fair assessment. We debate whether George's symptoms are primarily based in depression or anxiety as well as debate the co-morbidity of depression, anxiety, and trauma. We detail the treatments available to help George as he faces his existential crisis. Tune in to find out more and Happy Holidays to all!

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