Loss and grief are universal. Working through is individual.
There's never been a generation who have skirted the pain of loss. How do you deal with it? For some the answer is to remove themselves from everything so as to just 'be'. For other, they know they need to be around others. It's no secret that there are damaging coping mechanisms, and they can send us down into a pit. Christopher Booth had found himself in a dark place after the loss of his mother. He gradually recognized the power of music, not erase, but to manage the pain. That's what this conversation is about.
If you'd like to learn more about how he's helping others through all manner of emotional discomfort here's where you can find him:
And by the way, the lead out of this episode gives you a sample of his work.
