This episode, which aired on August 22, 2010, is now available as a free download on our iTunes page!
Featured in this episode is Dr. George Bonanno (left), Professor of Clinical Psychology and Chair of the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. He is the author of The Other Side of Sadness: What The New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After a Loss, and his work has been featured on CNN and 20/20, as well as in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.
Dr. Bonnano discusses the sophisticated process of mourning and concepts such as “psychological resilience” and inborn emotions. He also describes his own process of grieving following his father’s death, and how his reflections on that process shaped the writing of his book, The Other Side of Sadness.
In this episode, hosts Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy also discuss their recent experience with learning to deliver bad news to a patient and the complex role that grief plays in the physician/patient relationship.
As always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page!