Meghan Riordan Jarvis, LCSW: Essential Grief Education

This podcast features an interview with Meghan Riordan Jarvis, a clinical psychotherapist and author, discussing her new book, "Can Anyone Tell Me? Essential Questions About Grief and Loss." Jarvis shares her personal experience with severe PTSD following the deaths of her parents, highlighting the physical and emotional impacts of grief, including rumination and its effects on the brain. She offers practical advice for grievers, such as daily walks, maintaining connections, and developing a narrative to process their experience, and suggests strategies for support people, including regular check-ins and offering practical help. The interview emphasizes the importance of grief education and understanding the physical manifestations of grief to help mitigate suffering and promote healing. Jarvis advocates for a shift in societal perspective on grief, viewing it not as a problem to solve but as a natural process requiring support and understanding.