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In this episode of Comforting Closure - Conversations with a Death Doula, Traci Arieli explores a question more people are beginning to ask: does AI have a place in grief? 

Joined by Traci Gwozdz, grief educator and advisor to Reflekta, this conversation looks at how artificial intelligence is being used to preserve memories, support grief, and maintain connection after loss. Drawing from her own experience of losing both parents and her son, Traci G shares how grief evolves, what it means to integrate loss, and how tools like AI reflections are being used in real life.  

Together, they discuss the emotional and ethical questions surrounding AI in grief, including what these tools can offer, where their limits are, and how to approach them in a way that supports healing rather than avoidance. 

Key takeaways include: 

• What “grief integration” means and why grief doesn’t follow a timeline  
• How AI tools are being used to preserve memories and support connection  
• When someone might be ready, or not ready, to engage with tools like this  
• How to approach new technology in grief with awareness and intention  

This episode is designed to open a conversation. Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or somewhere in between, it offers a grounded look at how people are navigating grief in a changing world. 

 Links/Resources 

• Guest: Traci Gwozdz - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracigwozdz/  
• Reflekta: https://www.reflekta.ai  
• Host: Traci Arieli's Website - https://www.comfortingclosure.com  
• David Kessler (Grief Educator): https://www.grief.com  

 
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