Navigating the Riptide of Grief: Literary Wisdom and Personal Insights on Loss and Healing
02/22/24 • 4 min
When the waves of grief washed over me more than a decade after my father's passing, I was caught in the riptide of sorrow when I least expected it. It's with these personal, often raw moments in mind that we bring you our latest bonus episode, hoping to touch hearts and offer solace to those who have experienced the sting of loss.
With the diverse perspectives of Tolstoy's reflection on love and grief, to the grounding words of Joan Didion on our complicated mortality, we seek to provide a beacon of hope and understanding.
We don't pretend to have all the answers, but together, we traverse the rugged terrain of mourning, finding comfort in shared experiences and the promise of healing that time brings.
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Illustration by Elena Kaminskaia
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When the waves of grief washed over me more than a decade after my father's passing, I was caught in the riptide of sorrow when I least expected it. It's with these personal, often raw moments in mind that we bring you our latest bonus episode, hoping to touch hearts and offer solace to those who have experienced the sting of loss.
With the diverse perspectives of Tolstoy's reflection on love and grief, to the grounding words of Joan Didion on our complicated mortality, we seek to provide a beacon of hope and understanding.
We don't pretend to have all the answers, but together, we traverse the rugged terrain of mourning, finding comfort in shared experiences and the promise of healing that time brings.
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Illustration by Elena Kaminskaia
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Transcript
We all have to deal with grief at times in our lives . We never really know when grief will show up . Even when we know that a loved one is sick or dying , the actual passing of that person is still a shock to most of us .
Speaker 1When my father died , his passing was a huge shock , even though he had been sick for a long time .
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