Facing a serious loss after a loved one has died is just so tough. Without meaning to we can compound the stress of it all by how we approach our grief. The mindful approach to grief involves noticing, not judging, and using compassionate curiosity. It makes space for grief because grief is part of life and love. Here is the reference mentioned in the episode: Huang FY, et al. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on bereavement grief: Alterations of resting-state network connectivi...
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Facing a serious loss after a loved one has died is just so tough. Without meaning to we can compound the stress of it all by how we approach our grief. The mindful approach to grief involves noticing, not judging, and using compassionate curiosity. It makes space for grief because grief is part of life and love. Here is the reference mentioned in the episode: Huang FY, et al. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on bereavement grief: Alterations of resting-state network connectivi...
Bearing Witness to Grief: A Powerful Way to Support Someone Who is Grieving
The Integrative Palliative Podcast
9 minutes
8 months ago
Bearing Witness to Grief: A Powerful Way to Support Someone Who is Grieving
It's been an interesting experience for me to experience the loss of my dad and both feel my own grief and also observe it with the lens of a palliative care physician. I have noticed how healing it has been for me when others bear witness to my pain and also when they bear witness to my dad as a person. This is how we can best support people who are grieving after someone they love has died: bear witness to the pain or bear witness to the person. Helping healers heal others and themselves. D...
The Integrative Palliative Podcast
Facing a serious loss after a loved one has died is just so tough. Without meaning to we can compound the stress of it all by how we approach our grief. The mindful approach to grief involves noticing, not judging, and using compassionate curiosity. It makes space for grief because grief is part of life and love. Here is the reference mentioned in the episode: Huang FY, et al. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on bereavement grief: Alterations of resting-state network connectivi...