Grief Heals

Lisa and Eric talk about the 2003 anime, Spirited Away,

Lisa and Eric begin this conversation about the relationship between grief and seeking peace asking idle questions about seashells and end it with a story about Auschwitz. In between, they mention and refer to Jim Forest, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Berrigan brothers and Saint Maria of Paris.

Lisa talks about the book she is reading by the late Jim Forest, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines, and Eric reminiscences about how he met Jim, and their almost-thirty-year correspondence.

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Eric and Lisa talk about cultural messages on suffering and grief, such as the notion that all suffering is to be avoided as much as possible, while pleasure should be pursued as the ultimate objective.

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Lisa and Eric discuss the Apple TV series, The Crowded Room in the context of grief, love and being human.

Mentioned in the podcast:

Social Cognitive Theory

Humanistic Psychology

Ruby Paine's Bridges Out of Poverty

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Lisa talks about her new work with prisoners, and the conversation turns on the need for an awareness of loss and grief rather than punishment and violence as solutions to social problems.

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Lisa and Eric discuss their personal experience of grief when loved ones die. Grief is sometimes beset with various obstacles; grief is the process of bringing love to the parts of us that are in pain.

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Lisa and Eric talk about some of their own experiences of grief, and the distinction between taking responsibility and blaming oneself for one's actions.

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Lisa and Eric talk about the experience of shame as an identity or status, and how it relates to grief.

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Lisa and Eric re-record an episode on forgiveness because of the poor sound quality in the former episode. We discuss what forgiveness is and is not, the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, and how forgiveness relates to grief.