Being with the dying at their last breath – a viscerally important need for some – as well as following whatever funeral rite is available, allow us to experience a sense of closure from both personal and communal standpoints. Many are today challenged by the loss – even if momentary – of these known ways …
The loss of the possibility of being with those who die Read More »
Steps Towards Forging a New World Identity There are pivotal moments, when what we are attached to abruptly goes away ushering us into an inevitable grieving process. Our previous world identity is now shattered and scattered for it was based on our dependency on things and people for comfort, safety and wellbeing. The veils separating …
By Sofia Bettiza – BBC World Service Italy has banned funerals because of the coronavirus crisis. For many, the virus is now robbing families of the chance to say a final goodbye. “This pandemic kills twice,” says Andrea Cerato, who works in a funeral home in Milan. “First, it isolates you from your loved ones right …
Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is denying dignity to the dead in Italy Read More »
by Antonio Sausys MA, IGT, CMT, C-IAYT In recent days I received several suggestions to read an article by Scott Berinatto’s published in Harvard Business Review where he interviews David Kessler, a dedicated, committed and accomplished expert in the field of grief. In it he names the present state the world transiting the Coronavirus induced …
‘That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief’ …and Your Body Feels it Too! Read More »