If you've lost someone, allow your grief to 'visit' you, don't ignore it

Grief is never easy, but it’s not something to be fixed or overcome. It’s an experience to be lived and an important messenger if we pay close enough attention. — pxhere.com

Recently, I had the privilege to interview Dr Irvin Yalom, an expert on grief and one of the most influential existential psychologists.

In March this year, he published A Matter Of Death And Life, co-authored with his late wife, Marilyn, in which they share their perspectives on her terminal illness. Marilyn – a Stanford professor and cultural historian – had known Dr Yalom since they were teenagers. The childhood sweethearts enjoyed a relationship that lasted 73 years before she died in November 2019.