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This week's guest is Sarah Copland. Sarah is a UN Officer working on women's rights and gender equality. On August 4th 2020, Sarah was living and working in Beirut and preparing for the arrival of her second child. Tragically, she and her family were caught in the vast explosion that caused devastation across Beirut, and Sarah's young son Isaac was killed.
Trying to understand her grief, Sarah started writing a blog, and in the process her words have resonated with others experiencing loss. "Writing helps me organize my thoughts because it's, it's a mess up here. There's just so much going on in my head and it helps others relate to me, I think which in turn helps me because I found in these past few months, I've shut down a lot. And it's through writing that I'm able to connect again. Because once if people can read how I feel, then that sort of opens up a door to be able to connect and talk."
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This week's guest is Sarah Copland. Sarah is a UN Officer working on women's rights and gender equality. On August 4th 2020, Sarah was living and working in Beirut and preparing for the arrival of her second child. Tragically, she and her family were caught in the vast explosion that caused devastation across Beirut, and Sarah's young son Isaac was killed.
Trying to understand her grief, Sarah started writing a blog, and in the process her words have resonated with others experiencing loss. "Writing helps me organize my thoughts because it's, it's a mess up here. There's just so much going on in my head and it helps others relate to me, I think which in turn helps me because I found in these past few months, I've shut down a lot. And it's through writing that I'm able to connect again. Because once if people can read how I feel, then that sort of opens up a door to be able to connect and talk."

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