How Do You Recover After a Loss?

By Susan David

All of us, at some point in our lives, experience loss on some level. While there’s no “right” way to recover from loss or process grief, there are two superpowers we can call upon in our most trying moments: self-compassion and gentle acceptance.

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Susan David

Susan David, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her TED Talk on the topic of emotional agility has been seen by more than 10 million people. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal and often appears on national radio and television. Learn more.

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