Coping With Closure

<p>We’re taught to crave closure – the tidy explanation, the perfectly heartfelt apology, the moment where we SEE Idris Elba push the button (or not… idk go watch ‘A House of Dynamite’ and tell us your take).</p><p>This week, Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson explore our obsession with resolution: where it comes from, whether it’s even possible, and why some of us need a definitive finish while others move through life more content with the grey. And how are we supposed to cope if closure never shows up??</p><p><strong>☆ </strong>Are you a creative looking for support? Visit the<a href="https://supportact.org.au/creative-industries/">⁠⁠ Support Act Creative Industries Hub⁠⁠</a> or call the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline on 1800 959 500 for a free and confidential chat (and remember, you don&#39;t have to be in crisis to call). Sometimes you just need to talk to someone who actually gets it and can hear you out.<em> </em><strong>☆</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81744537" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A House Of Dynamite</a>, Netflix </p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2025-12-09/a-house-of-dynamite-netflix-noah-oppenheim-on-writing" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Writer Of Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ Explains Its Ambiguous Ending</a> by Noah Oppenheim, LA Times</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/well/mind/psych101-closure.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Do You Really Need Closure?</a> by Christina Caron, The New York Times </p><p><a href="https://fashionjournal.com.au/life/closure-advice/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">How To Know If You Really Need Closure Or If It’s Just An Excuse To Talk To Them</a>, by Jolie Price, Fashion Journal</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.67.6.1049" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Individual Differences In Need For Cognitive Closure,</a> by Donna Webster &amp; Arie Kruglanski, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/theres-not-always-closure-in-the-never-ending-story-of-grief-3096" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">There’s Not Always ‘Closure’ In The Never-ending Story Of Grief</a>, by Michael Bull, The Conversation</p><p><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13674670210144130?journalCode=cmhr20" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Beyond Dogmatism: The Need For Closure As Related To Religion</a>, by Vassilis Saroglou</p><p><a href="https://www.nancyberns.com/my-books/closure" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What It Costs Us</a>, by Nancy Berns</p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mourning-after/201905/does-time-really-heal-all-wounds" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Does Time Really Heal All Wounds?</a> by Leah Royden, Psychology Today</p><p><a href="https://rascl.studentorg.berkeley.edu/assets/files/this_too_shall_pass.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">This Too Shall Pass: Temporal Distance and the Regulation of Emotional Distress</a>, by Emma Bruehlman-Senecal and Ozlem Ayduk, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology </p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Widows-Guide-to-Dead-Bastards/Jessica-Waite/9781668044865" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Widow’s Guide To Dead Bastards</a> by Jessica Waite</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/requiem-for-a-nun-9780099585916" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Requiem For A Nun</a> by William Faulkner</p><p>Want to support our show? We&#39;d be so grateful if you hit &#39;follow&#39; or left us a 5-star review so we can bring you more Coping content.</p><p>Plus, you can follow along with us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/copingwithus/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https