21. Loss
Summary
There are more funerals in October, it seems. At some funerals there are many people - at some others, no one shows up. Death is a loss, but there are so many other losses. In this episode, Cynthia tells us how loss is dealt with in our culture and shares a moving, emotional poem found in two of her books.โ๏ธ 00:15 There are funerals where nobody shows up and funerals where there are many friends and relatives.
โช 01:23 Not all the relatives could get to the funeral of Cynthia's Dad because the church was full.
๐ฅ 01:54 "Loss has so many ramifications to it."
๐ 01:58 Cynthia introduces a poem from her therapy book "In-Versing Your Life", which can also be found in her e-book, "I Don't Write Love Poems"
๐ง๏ธ๏ธ02:25 Poem: "Loss"
๐ฉน 04:07 We have to learn to live through the loss, it's inevitable.
๐งถ 04:54 Small losses help us deal with major losses.
๐ 05:37 Visit Cynthia and find out more about her books, at https://cynthiagustavson.com/books-music/