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Life after Losing a Parent: Grief’s Gifts with Andy Chaleff
Life after Losing a Parent: Grief’s Gifts with Andy Chaleff
What might we find when we embrace grief rather than turn away from it? Can bereavement and beauty co-exist? And how can we navigate our fear of death? From existential overwhelm to the therapeutic powers of writing, psychedelics, and connecting with strangers, author of Dying to Live: Finding Life’s Meaning through Death Andy Chaleff—whose mother died in a drunk driving accident hours after he gave her a soul-baring letter—discusses befriending mortality and the silver lining of sorrow. ...