Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins pediatric dentist and fellow sister-in-mourning, Dr. Prabhdeep Chahal. Topics discussed:
- How Prabhdeep came to get to know Manu.
- How Prabhdeep wears all the hats: mom, wife, business owner, doctor.
- Prabhdeep's children's understanding of loss.
- Belonging to a sisterhood, helping each other in loss, through grief.
- Normalizing sickness and health to children, to foster compassion.
- Writing as a coping mechanism for Manu during treatment in the midst of the pandemic.
- Seeing a life come full circle while in their 30's.
- Consoling parents.
- Writing as therapy for Parul and Prabhdeep.
- Loss of a sibling means loss of immediate family, even if one also has a spouse and children.
- Being there for others in times of joy AND sorrow.
- Not blaming close ones for not knowing how to respond during times of grief.
- Trauma changes people.
- Trauma can change your priorities, your path.
Prabhdeep's final words to Manu: "Manu, you won."
From today's episode:
Manu's book
Prabhdeep's pediatric dental practice
Prabhdeep's contribution for the book, She Grieves
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