Grief Part 1

The holidays can be a difficult time where grief may seem more profound. Grief and loss are pretty universal experiences, and can be part of the fabric of family caregiving. We can grieve the loss of health, the loss of a future, loss of relationships, loss related to death, among other losses. For the next two episodes, we will talk about the nature of grief and loss. We will also introduce strategies to cope with grief or support others during grief.  For this first episode, we focus on a clip of Andrew Garfield from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u_TswLQ4ws In this interview, Andrew Garfield touches on several topics including grief as a form of love, using his art to honor his mother who he is grieving, and sewing up our wounds through connection and art.  We discuss the relevance of these factors in our own lives and experiences. We identify complicated grief, but do not go into depth with this. We have provided this link about complicated grief: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/complicated-grief/symptoms-causes/ If you feel that you may be experiencing complicated grief, please reach out to a trusted friend, family member, and health care provider. We have also provided a list of resources for grief, crisis, or mental health. https://hopeforbereaved.com/ https://optionb.org/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists If you are having thoughts of hurting yourself or others, please seek care with a mental health professional immediately. We have also provided these resources: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline https://www.crisistextline.org/ Here is a Medium post from us about grief and joy: https://medium.com/@TheCaregiverRevolution/2c67341665a4?source=friends_link&sk=60d5c4b50acaa20a4121a2f2ac7bc34f