Getting Grief Right Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss

When the New York Times ran Patrick O’Malley’s story about the loss of his infant son-and how his inability to “move on” challenged everything he was taught as a psychotherapist-it inspired an unprecedented flood of gratitude from readers. What he shared was a truth that many have felt but rarely acknowledged by the professionals they turn to: that our grief is not a mental illness to be cured, but part of the abiding connection with the one we’ve lost.

By: Patrick O’Malley, Tim Madigan
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Year: 2019