Keri Brenner
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398 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2020
last heard Feb 2023
Keri Brenner’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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That's exactly what it is, Alex, because I can tell you that in moments of stress, when we're feeling vulnerable, it activates that need for attachment within all of us, the need to feel that connection and physical presence when we're children, and it's an emotional connection when we're older.
And that brings us a sense of security and consolation to integrate this new reality of serious illness.
Because I think we also know, Eric, that that kind of, you know, being Pollyanna in our approach, that false reassurance gets us nowhere.
if only that worked, if only that were helpful.
I think we all desire that.
And we know that there are more effective things that we do within our work that help patients cope.
And one of them is actually being able to help them embrace the paradox of living well while acknowledging their mortality and acknowledging the reality of getting sicker and dying.
And helping them hold that paradox of how do you hold both at the same time, both living well and an awareness of our mortality.
And that's a very hard psychological task to do.
And a part of our work with them is gradually gaining the ability to integrate that.
And you're modeling that you can actually take it in without falling apart to that.
You can take it in and still remain intact.
You're right.
Yeah.
Vicki's one of my, she is one of my absolute main mentors in this space.
And she has taught me that you don't flee from the distress.
You don't avoid it.
And you also shouldn't be consumed by it either.
And so we walk that fine balance.
any sense.
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