Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor

It's so lovely to be here.

It's so lovely to be here.

It's so lovely to be here.

Perfect. I think it's good to understand that grief is the natural response to loss. It is a natural physical, emotional, mental just reaction to the death of someone very close to us. And I think it can be helpful for people in unwinding some of these myths to to think about the idea that there's a difference between grief and grieving.

Perfect. I think it's good to understand that grief is the natural response to loss. It is a natural physical, emotional, mental just reaction to the death of someone very close to us. And I think it can be helpful for people in unwinding some of these myths to to think about the idea that there's a difference between grief and grieving.

Perfect. I think it's good to understand that grief is the natural response to loss. It is a natural physical, emotional, mental just reaction to the death of someone very close to us. And I think it can be helpful for people in unwinding some of these myths to to think about the idea that there's a difference between grief and grieving.

So grief is that in that moment, you know, I could say, Andrew, on a scale of 1 to 10, how much grief are you feeling right now? And you would be able to tell me right now during this wave of grief how you're doing. But grieving is the way that grief changes over time. As you were saying, it's the process part. So I think of it as sort of, you know, You can imagine the stock market, right?

So grief is that in that moment, you know, I could say, Andrew, on a scale of 1 to 10, how much grief are you feeling right now? And you would be able to tell me right now during this wave of grief how you're doing. But grieving is the way that grief changes over time. As you were saying, it's the process part. So I think of it as sort of, you know, You can imagine the stock market, right?

So grief is that in that moment, you know, I could say, Andrew, on a scale of 1 to 10, how much grief are you feeling right now? And you would be able to tell me right now during this wave of grief how you're doing. But grieving is the way that grief changes over time. As you were saying, it's the process part. So I think of it as sort of, you know, You can imagine the stock market, right?

Each day it's up, it's down, it's up, it's down. Some days it's really down. Some days it's really up. But at the end of the year, you can still see that there's been a trajectory, right? For the year, the stock market might actually be up, even though you had some really terrible days. I think knowing that helps us to see that Grief will never go away because it is a human emotion.

Each day it's up, it's down, it's up, it's down. Some days it's really down. Some days it's really up. But at the end of the year, you can still see that there's been a trajectory, right? For the year, the stock market might actually be up, even though you had some really terrible days. I think knowing that helps us to see that Grief will never go away because it is a human emotion.

Each day it's up, it's down, it's up, it's down. Some days it's really down. Some days it's really up. But at the end of the year, you can still see that there's been a trajectory, right? For the year, the stock market might actually be up, even though you had some really terrible days. I think knowing that helps us to see that Grief will never go away because it is a human emotion.

Whenever we're aware, whenever we remember that our loved one is gone, we're going to have a wave of grief. And that's okay 25 years later. But it doesn't mean that there hasn't been a process of grieving. I think of grieving as a form of learning, learning how to live with the loss of this person.

Whenever we're aware, whenever we remember that our loved one is gone, we're going to have a wave of grief. And that's okay 25 years later. But it doesn't mean that there hasn't been a process of grieving. I think of grieving as a form of learning, learning how to live with the loss of this person.

Whenever we're aware, whenever we remember that our loved one is gone, we're going to have a wave of grief. And that's okay 25 years later. But it doesn't mean that there hasn't been a process of grieving. I think of grieving as a form of learning, learning how to live with the loss of this person.

I think... It really helps us to hone in on the idea that you can't talk about grief without talking about love and bonding. Because unless you understand what you have, you don't really understand the impact of its loss, right? So absence makes the heart grow fonder is a fantastic way to describe attachment. Right?

I think... It really helps us to hone in on the idea that you can't talk about grief without talking about love and bonding. Because unless you understand what you have, you don't really understand the impact of its loss, right? So absence makes the heart grow fonder is a fantastic way to describe attachment. Right?

I think... It really helps us to hone in on the idea that you can't talk about grief without talking about love and bonding. Because unless you understand what you have, you don't really understand the impact of its loss, right? So absence makes the heart grow fonder is a fantastic way to describe attachment. Right?

When you fall in love with your baby or you fall in love with the person who becomes your spouse, that bond that gets created between the two of you when you form an us, it comes with this implicit belief. I will always be there for you. You will always be there for me. And time and distance will not change that. If you are gone, it just means I have to go find you.

When you fall in love with your baby or you fall in love with the person who becomes your spouse, that bond that gets created between the two of you when you form an us, it comes with this implicit belief. I will always be there for you. You will always be there for me. And time and distance will not change that. If you are gone, it just means I have to go find you.