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We’re All Grieving. This Is How We Get Through It. We’re All Grieving. This Is How We Get Through It.
(5 months later)
Video by Nayeema Raza
Anxiety, dread, depression — these are just some of the emotions that hit us as we shelter in place and as death tolls rise. In the Video Op-Ed above, the psychotherapist Esther Perel coaches us through the losses and collective grief we are experiencing.Anxiety, dread, depression — these are just some of the emotions that hit us as we shelter in place and as death tolls rise. In the Video Op-Ed above, the psychotherapist Esther Perel coaches us through the losses and collective grief we are experiencing.
While therapists rarely divulge personal experience, Ms. Perel offers a rare glimpse into how she processes this crisis, as a mother, a member of the at-risk population and the child of two Holocaust survivors.While therapists rarely divulge personal experience, Ms. Perel offers a rare glimpse into how she processes this crisis, as a mother, a member of the at-risk population and the child of two Holocaust survivors.
The irony of the moment, Ms. Perel points out, is that in a time of unimaginable death we can be reminded how to live. Social distance doesn’t preclude our coming together. And Ms. Perel counsels us to create moments of connection — whether by volunteering, picking up the phone or sharing a story that made you laugh. It is important, she says, to keep living — particularly in moments of grief.The irony of the moment, Ms. Perel points out, is that in a time of unimaginable death we can be reminded how to live. Social distance doesn’t preclude our coming together. And Ms. Perel counsels us to create moments of connection — whether by volunteering, picking up the phone or sharing a story that made you laugh. It is important, she says, to keep living — particularly in moments of grief.
Esther Perel (@estherperel) is a psychotherapist, author and host of the podcast “Where Should We Begin?,” with a special series counseling “couples under lockdown” during the coronavirus crisis.Esther Perel (@estherperel) is a psychotherapist, author and host of the podcast “Where Should We Begin?,” with a special series counseling “couples under lockdown” during the coronavirus crisis.
Nayeema Raza is a senior producer with Opinion Video.Nayeema Raza is a senior producer with Opinion Video.