JANINA FISHER, PHD
We're going to explore...
The many facets of grief and different ways that humans grieve
What does it mean to feel numb instead of sad?
The relationship between grief and guilt
Complicated versus healthy grief
Bearing the pain of loss
Plus, get access to Dr. Fisher's complete slide deck on Grief!
Survivors of loss often tell us that they feel misunderstood, unmet, or even irritated by how others respond to their grief. They wish others could understand that the question, “How are you doing?” can feel threatening when they are overwhelmed.
The burden of loss is heavy for so many people right now. How can we help them bear it?
Here are some of the topics Janina introduces in this powerful one-hour webinar:
The burden of loss is heavy for so many people right now. How can we help them bear it?
Here are some of the topics Janina introduces in this powerful one-hour webinar:
- Why attachment leads to protection and safety... and heartbreak and grief [4:15]
- Beyond sadness—anger, relief, numbness, and irrationality as aspects of grief [8:10]
- The role of social support in processing grief [13:55]
- The SIXTH stage of grief [18:30]
- Complicated grief: grief which becomes depression [21:25]
- The brain on grief (the same part of the brain that gets activated when we're with loved ones is the same part of the brain that is activated with complicated bereavement) [27:22]
- Building strong emotional muscles for grief [29:42]
- In-depth answers to questions about grief posed by therapists [39:15]
Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is the Assistant Educational Director of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, a former instructor at Harvard Medical School, and an international expert on the treatment of trauma and dissociation. She is the author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation (2017) and Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: a Workbook for Survivors and Therapists (2021). Best known for her work on integrating newer neurobiologically-informed interventions into traditional psychotherapy approaches, she is the co-author with Pat Ogden of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Attachment and Trauma (2015).
