PinnedPhyllis Glick KosminskyinInvisible IllnessFor The Grieving, It’s Not An Entirely New YearThanks to the pandemic, Death has achieved a kind of celebrityFeb 13, 20213Feb 13, 20213
Phyllis Glick KosminskyHome EnthusiastI half woke up this morning and as I lay thinking about this and that it came to me that I am a Home Enthusiast. By which I mean, I am…Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
Phyllis Glick KosminskyinInvisible IllnessDoes Grief Ever End?Would I say to someone with chronic pain: ‘you’ll learn to live with it?’ No.Oct 7, 20202Oct 7, 20202
Phyllis Glick KosminskyinInvisible IllnessWherever We Go, We Carry Our Past With UsThe (unwelcome) persistence of memorySep 1, 20203Sep 1, 20203
Phyllis Glick KosminskyinInvisible IllnessGrief, Fear, And The Holding SpaceIn talking to my colleagues who provide support to people grieving the death of a loved one, I have found that in almost every case, they…Aug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020
Phyllis Glick KosminskyGiving grief its dueA Response to the cover story on Grief, Psychology Today, August 2020Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
Phyllis Glick KosminskyStill lifeI’ve been hearing a lot from people lately about their dreams, and (no surprise) they tend toward the nightmarish. Sleep is meant to be…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Phyllis Glick KosminskyWhen grief is everywhere, who gets to grieve?My work is about talking to people who are grieving, and people who are grieving get told a lot of things that are not helpful. Some of…Jun 13, 20202Jun 13, 20202
Phyllis Glick Kosminsky“I just want to be in control of my emotions.”For a lot of people, exercising control over their emotions is a well-developed, workable strategy for getting from one day to the next…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020