Grief, Memory and the Holidays

The holidays repeat themselves on purpose. The same music, food, rooms and traditions return, which can make the absence of one person feel especially sharp.

Grief can sit beside gratitude, enjoyment, irritation and even relief. Those feelings do not always arrive in a clean order, and a familiar tradition may feel comforting one year and difficult the next.

Lorri will talk about memory, changing traditions, social pressure and the choices people make when a season built around togetherness no longer feels the way it once did.