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Canadian Psychotherapist Esther Kane interviews Dawn Hertz, a grief and loss therapist, to provide  some tools for those of you who are grieving a recent loss.

Episode Contents:

0:00 Compassionate Conversations Intro
0:24 Introduction of Dawn Hertz
1:30 How Dawn has been touched personally by grief and loss
9:39 How she became interested in specializing in grief and loss as a therapist
12:52 What grief and loss looks like for most people in the short term, after a year, and in the long run
15:28 How western culture helps or harms those who are grieving
19:46 Mistakes people make when trying to help someone who is grieving
23:48 How to best support someone who is grieving
25:00 Pitfalls grieving people fall into and how they can these be avoided
29:27 How grieving people can recognize what they need and then ask for it
35:50 Do we ever truly ‘get over' a significant loss?
40:20 Dawn shares stories of hope from those who have moved through significant loss in their lives

Show notes:

Where to find Dawn:

https://dawnhertztherapy.com

Grief author mentioned in interview:

Dr. Alan Wolfelt

Blog post about losing my dear friend to brain cancer:

https://www.estherkane.com/a-tribute-to-my-dear-friend-ingrid-watermann-1974-2024/

Read articles I've written on grief and loss:.

https://www.estherkane.com/category/grief-and-loss/

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