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Nov 2018
50m 14s

Ep. 1: Grief and Ep. 2: Bipolar Disorder

KATHRYN ZOX
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Kathryn interviews psychologist, grief expert and widow Sherry Cormier PhD, author of "Sweet Sorrow: Finding Enduring Wholeness After Loss and Grief". When we lose someone, everything changes. Cormier explains why no one should expect a grieving person to "get over it and move on." Formerly on the faculty at the University of Tennessee and West Virginia Univ ... Show More
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