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Podcast: The Companions Collective
Episode: The Art of Seeing Grief as a Gift
Description: Many people have never heard the term "anticipatory grief" even though you've probably experienced it.
If you've had a family member fade in front of your eyes with cancer or another debilitating disease, you've experienced anticipatory grief. If you've watched your cat or pet slow down, struggle to rise to his feet and take his last walks toward the proverbial rainbow bridge, you've experienced anticipatory grief.
I didn't have a name for it until I started studying grief, so it's OK if you're unfamiliar with the term. Clinically speaking, it's the grief we experience in...