Grief Is Love with No Place to Go - Claire B. Willis - C0521

Claire B. Willis is a clinical social worker who works in the field of oncology and bereavement. She is a cofounder of the Boston nonprofit Facing Cancer Together and regularly leads bereavement, end of life, support, and therapeutic writing groups. As a lay Buddhist chaplain, she focuses on contemplative practices for end-of-life care. She maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. She is coauthor with Marnie Crawford Samuelson of Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way from Loss to Peace (Dharma Spring 2020)

Interview Date: 2/2/2021  Tags: Claire B. Willis, grief, grieving, loss, Covid-19, mourning rituals, Shiva, grief altar, communal grieving, putting grief into action, suffering, Joe Biden models positive grieving, Death & Dying, Personal Transformation