As states and districts begin this trickling process of making final announcements about the school year, many closing -at least physically – for the remainder of the school year, I’ve seen heartbreak reflected over and over in educators around the country. These feelings of loss. Over the progress we were making. Over the plans we’d set out. Over the routine we loved – a hundred little precious things that happened every day. Over the work we love, and most of all, over these children we love. There’s a collective mourning over the school year we thought we’d have.
Jill Riley talks with me about how to acknowledge and process our grief and why we need to do that in order to get “unstuck” and move forward.
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That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief {Harvard Business Review}
David Kessler & Brené (Brown) on Grief and Finding Meaning {Unlocking Us Podcast}
Brené on Comparative Suffering, the 50/50 Myth, and Settling the Ball {Unlocking Us Podcast}
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by
Finding Meaning, the Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
Play is the Therapy We All Need Right Now {Not Just Cute}
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*The content of this episode is not intended as clinical advice. For mental health concerns, please seek out a clinical mental health professional.*
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