What is collective grief and how does it affect members of communities with marginalized identities? Dr. Amber Nelson, PsyD talks about both her professional and personal experiences with recognizing and supporting collective grief. Specifically the collective grief of bearing witness to the highly publicized murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and the others who were killed this past year, many at the hands of the police.
Dr. Nelson’s S.A.F.E.T.Y. Acronym for attending to the effects of collective grief:
Self-care
Ask for help
Find community
Engage in social justice work
Tend to your whole essence
Yank the plug (engage in mindful isolation)
The Intimacy Of Friendship - Lissa Soep & Other People's Words
Changing The Landscape Of Grief Support For Latino Families
A Living Remedy - Nicole Chung
Conscious Grieving - Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC
Caring For Young Widows In Nigeria - Diane Kalu
It's A Loss That's Hard To Talk About - Grieving A Friend
Creating A Home For Grief - Laura Green
“I Felt Like Half A Person” – On Becoming A Widow
Putting Grief On Hold - Channing Frye
The Dangers Of Pathologizing Grief - Dr. Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT
Can They Even Understand? - Preschoolers & Grief
Becoming Grief-Informed- Dr. Donna Schuurman & Dr. Monique Mitchell
The Realities of Black Grief – Doneila McIntosh, M.Div., M.A.
You Have A Life Worth Rebuilding - Melissa Pierce & The Widow Squad
"So Sorry For Your Loss" - Dina Gachman
How To Talk About What Happened - Adam Sawyer
It's Okay That It's Not The Same - Grief At The Holidays
Tending To Trauma In Grief - Meghan Riordan Jarvis
I've Missed Him At Every Milestone - Bridget
It Was Such A Shock - John
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