Caution: contains mild swearing and adult themes

If there is any certainty in life, it is that things will never stay the same, yet so many of us struggle to embrace and accept change. In the conversation today, Julia Samuel, a leading British psychotherapist, with over 3 decades of experience teaches us how we can all adapt and thrive during our most difficult and transformative experiences.

Julia is passionate that pain is the agent of change – whether that’s through grieving someone that has died or through what Julia calls, ‘living losses’ (e.g. loss of job, a health crisis, or as many of us are experiencing at the moment, the loss of a life that we used to lead). We talk about how the way we respond to change, in many ways determines how our lives will unfold. Julia explains how love is powerful medicine and that a strong predictor of outcomes in grief is love and connection to others. We delve into transgenerational trauma, my own journey with grief and, importantly, Julia explains how to talk about death – especially with our children. This is a really enlightening conversation and I hope you get as much from it as I did.

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Julia’s books:

This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings^†

Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving^†

Interesting Articles:

• The Guardian – This Too Shall Pass by Julia Samuel – how to cope with change
• Grazia – How Do You Stay Resilient When Your 2020 Really Hasn’t Gone To Plan
• The FT – Therapist Julia Samuel on how to manage anxiety and grief during coronavirus
• Prospect Magazine – How a time of crisis can be enriching
• Telegraph – Do you suffer from grief: Eight simple steps to help you through bereavement
• Option B – Julia Samuel on Changing How We Think About Grief

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