The Blessings of Mourning with Rabbi Anne Brener

MP3 Download More than comfort is offered here, as Brener unfolds for us a unique perspective on grieving and mourning. She draws from the Jewish tradition, which is particularly rich and skillful on this topic: “Judaism does this well,” she says. “Our mourning rituals are really healing rituals, and there’s a wisdom in these ancient rituals” that makes them applicable to grieving persons from any cultural background. The much-needed first step is to acknowledge mourning in a society that wants to ignore it. “I’m committed to depathologizing grief,” Brener explains. “Grief is not an illness. Grief is an appropriate response to something that is basic to being human - and people need support and tools.” In this discussion we gain tools for healing current grief and even long-ago losses that we have not fully processed. (hosted by Michael Toms)  BIO Rabbi Anne Brener, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, spiritual director, and frequent “scholar-in-residence” across the United States and interna