Grief Is More Than Death | Tori Geter, LCSW

Grief isn't just about death — and it doesn't follow a tidy 5-stage timeline. Licensed clinical social worker and grief counselor Tori Geter joins Jason and Kathy to talk about what grief actually looks like in real life: the delayed kind that ambushes you 20 years later, the ambiguous loss of watching a parent fade with Alzheimer's, the disenfranchised grief nobody acknowledges (pets, exes, jobs, mobility, your kid leaving for college, your daughter getting engaged).In this episode:Why "just give it time" is terrible adviceContinuing bonds theory and the power of linking objectsProlonged, delayed, ambiguous, anticipatory, and secondary grief — what they are and why they matterHow grief shows up in a chiropractor's office (and what every healthcare provider should be asking)Why grief needs to be witnessed to be metabolizedWhat to actually say — and not say — to a grieving friendPlus: Kathy's mom, Jason's grandfather's Louisville Slugger above the front door, and a Mad Libs ad that somehow ends with an okapi in a Subaru Outback.Connect with Tori at https://torigeter.com🎙️ The PTCH Podcast — evidence-informed conversations on health, healing, and being human.🌐 ptchpodcast.com | 👕 ptchpodcast.shop/swag