Tensions Between Grieving Hearts and Western Minds

Western culture often encourages logic, control, and emotional restraint, values that can clash with the raw, unpredictable nature of grief. Mark Shelvock and I, Jodi Gorham examine the tension between grieving hearts and Western minds, especially when grief includes spiritual or mystical experiences like after-death communications. The article invites you to honor the emotional and symbolic dimensions of grief and to embrace diverse ways of mourning that go beyond clinical frameworks.

Read our full article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/navigating-the-serpentine-path/202403/tensions-between-grieving-hearts-and-western-minds