
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Ann’s sister just lost her husband and Ann doesn’t know how to console her. Ann lives in a different state and, having experienced loss herself, knows saying the wrong thing can only add to the hurt. What can Ann do from a distance to make her sister feel better? In this episode of How To!, Megan Devine, a psychotherapist and author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK, says first of all don’t try to cheer them up. Simply acknowledge their pain. Megan learned this the hard way after the sudden loss of her partner in a tragic accident. The classic five stages of grief are problematic, Megan says, because grief doesn’t progress in an orderly fashion. To help a loved one, don’t put the burden on them to figure out how you can help. Instead, anticipate and act on what they need to get by day-to-day.
Do you have a problem that needs a creative solution? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show.
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4.3
19221,922 ratings
Ann’s sister just lost her husband and Ann doesn’t know how to console her. Ann lives in a different state and, having experienced loss herself, knows saying the wrong thing can only add to the hurt. What can Ann do from a distance to make her sister feel better? In this episode of How To!, Megan Devine, a psychotherapist and author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK, says first of all don’t try to cheer them up. Simply acknowledge their pain. Megan learned this the hard way after the sudden loss of her partner in a tragic accident. The classic five stages of grief are problematic, Megan says, because grief doesn’t progress in an orderly fashion. To help a loved one, don’t put the burden on them to figure out how you can help. Instead, anticipate and act on what they need to get by day-to-day.
Do you have a problem that needs a creative solution? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show.
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1,875 Listeners
990 Listeners
2,854 Listeners
3,299 Listeners
1,016 Listeners
7,723 Listeners
1,015 Listeners
1,381 Listeners
43,491 Listeners
12,528 Listeners
5,655 Listeners
53 Listeners
2,043 Listeners
239 Listeners
23,938 Listeners
1,868 Listeners
9,208 Listeners
1,286 Listeners
4,330 Listeners
391 Listeners
1,192 Listeners
14,398 Listeners
413 Listeners
363 Listeners
1,366 Listeners
619 Listeners
2,044 Listeners
1,432 Listeners
59 Listeners
309 Listeners
46 Listeners
95 Listeners
4 Listeners
84 Listeners