69. Part 2 Of My Interview with Tom Attig on What We Carry: A Conversation On Death, Dying, and Grieving

About this episode

The episode continues the conversation on how to live after losing someone, exploring love, mourning, and the influence of spirituality and religion on grief.

In the beginning of Part 2 of my chat with Tom Attig, an author, teacher, speaker, philosopher, and renowned scholar, we continue our discussion on the process of relearning how to live in this life after we've lost someone close to us. We then discuss how the act of loving someone continues on even after the loss of that person. Tom shares about how spiritual expression and religious belief systems may sometimes influence the response of mourners and also those who are church lea...

People in this episode

Host: Eric Slivoskey

Guest: Tom Attig

Topics covered

• death
• dying
• grieving
• loss
• spiritual expression
• religious beliefs

Keywords

• grief
• mourning
• loss
• spirituality
• religion
• love
• death

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: What We Carry

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