72. Unlearning Society’s Toxic Views on Grief: with Ken Barringer

Today I chat with Ken Barringer, a licensed mental health counselor who provides individual and group counseling support to grievers as well as delivering training and consultation to schools, businesses and organizations following a loss. Ken is an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University in Cambridge Mass where he designed and teaches a course in grief. Additionally he produces a monthly newsletter and hosts the podcast Grief in Brief.

 

Ken and I chat about:

• The difference between empathy and compassion
• How crucial it is to ACKNOWLEDGE someone’s grief
• How grief can manifest in any or all of the 5planes: emotional, physical, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual
• Grief and attachment
• How to respond with compassion to someone who isgrieving
• How grief evolves over time
• Self-compassion
• How grief is portrayed in the media
• And more!

 

Resources:

To get in touch with Ken or learn more about him, check out his website and podcast!

Website: www.healingforgriefandloss.com

Podcast: Grief in Brief

 

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