What is Complicated Grief and Do I Have It? (Webinar)
About the event
This is the first session of the Grief Academy course When Grief Is Complicated.
Around 10% of bereaved people are thought to have Prolonged Grief Disorder (previously known as complicated grief). But what is it and how is it different from other forms of grief? Professor Robert Neimeyer and Dr Carolyn Ng are renowned psychotherapists with decades of experience in researching grief and working with bereaved people. They join author Freya Bromley to explore the difference between remembering and ruminating, and the role of community in grief. They also consider how telling the story of someone’s death can open up new ways of thinking about what has happened and imagining a future in the face of devastating loss.
In this session, we explore:
- What is Prolonged Grief Disorder? Why does it happen and what factors make us more likely to experience it?
- What other ways can grief be complicated?
- How can bereavement challenge our understanding of ourselves and the world?
- How can creativity help us express and process what happened to us?
- How can we live with loss and still find joy?
Our When Grief Is Complicated course offers immediate access to seven recorded sessions – and accompanying resources – on demand for six months. You can also join us for our launch session on 30 September (or watch back later if you can’t make it).
