(Guest post by Ron Palomares, PhD, psychologist.) “Daddy, why is everyone talking about ‘9/11’ and seeming so sad?” How do you answer a question like that, when your child was not alive or too young to remember that day you and I could never forget? As the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks [...]
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When any form of catastrophe strikes—from household fires to major earthquakes—people are often bombarded with images of grief. We know that loss, while distressing and upsetting, is a natural part of life. But when it hits us unexpectedly, we can be overcome by shock and confusion, leading to prolonged periods of sadness. How any one [...]
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I recently said some things to people in a meeting that I wanted to take back as soon as I heard the words leave my lips. In the days following that meeting, I felt guilty about it. Over and over, I imagined choosing a different path and having a different outcome. Of course, I couldn’t [...]
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