I have something a bit different for you this month. October will feature a series of 5 guest posts, run on back to back days. Topics include grieving, the impact of AI on critical thinking, finding a career that aligns with your values, raising a resilient family, and how to find work in the helping professions while avoiding burn out. I hope you enjoy this diverse series of posts! Here is is the first:
Mourning is a universal human experience, yet no two people walk through it in the same way. For some, grief is immediate and raw, while for others it emerges in fragments over weeks, months, or even years. Rather than a straight road, mourning is a landscape filled with detours, moments of clarity, and unexpected returns to sorrow.
Some are present at the moment life ends, while others hear about it from afar. Some must continue providing professional care even while carrying their own unresolved grief. One thing is clear: grief can be overwhelmingly hard for some to bear.
Studies have found that one-third of adults aged 40 and older reported experiencing severe grief. Moreover, the APA notes that between 4% and 15% of bereaved adults will experience grief persistently. The better we understand death and dying, the greater our chances of coping better. Let’s explore further.
Mourning is a universal human experience, yet no two people walk through it in the same way. For some, grief is immediate and raw, while for others it emerges in fragments over weeks, months, or even years. Rather than a straight road, mourning is a landscape filled with detours, moments of clarity, and unexpected returns to sorrow.
Some are present at the moment life ends, while others hear about it from afar. Some must continue providing professional care even while carrying their own unresolved grief. One thing is clear: grief can be overwhelmingly hard for some to bear.
Studies have found that one-third of adults aged 40 and older reported experiencing severe grief. Moreover, the APA notes that between 4% and 15% of bereaved adults will experience grief persistently. The better we understand death and dying, the greater our chances of coping better. Let’s explore further.
