Misconceptions About Grief
People hold certain misconceptions about grieving, which can make the process even harder. The idea that grief is a linear process with a definite endpoint can create anxiety for people who worry that they are not grieving “correctly,” says Kailey Roberts, PsyD, in conversation with Jonathan M. DePierro, PhD.
[00:00:00] Stephen Calabria: From the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, this is Road to Resilience, a podcast about facing adversity. I'm your host Stephen Calabria, Mount Sinai's Director of Podcasting.
[00:00:12] On this episode we have a special edition of Road to Resilience, with guest host Jonathan DePierro, PhD. Dr. DePierro is an Associate Professor Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Health System's Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth.
[00:00:32] On this special episode, Dr. DePierro interviews his friend and colleague, Dr. Kailey Roberts, on a subject we all unfortunately must someday come to terms with--the subject of grief.
[00:00:44] It turns out there are many misconceptions surrounding grief, among them that grieving is a linear process with a definite endpoint. Addressing misunderstandings around grief is important in managing grieving folks' expectations--and in correcting decades of thinking around the grieving process
[00:01:00] We're honored to welcome Drs. Jonathan DePierro and Kailey Roberts to the show.
[00:01:05] Jon Depierro: Welcome to the Road to Resilience podcast. My name is Dr. Jonathan Depierro. I'm an associate professor of psychiatry here at the Icahn School of Medicine and Associate Director of Mount Sinai Center for Stress, Resilience and Personal Growth. With me today in the studio is Dr. Kailey Roberts, and we'll be talking a little bit about grief.
[00:01:25] Dr. Kailey Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Yeshiva Universities for KA graduate school of psychology and a consultant faculty member at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She specializes in bereavement and palliative psychology.
[00:01:39] Dr. Roberts has invested her career as a researcher and therapist in bringing attention to under-recognized grief experiences and improving supports for grievers.