How Long Should Grief Last?

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Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In March, a New York Times article made the rounds titled, “How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer.” And if that sentence alone makes you roll your eyes and want to punch an inanimate object, you’ve come to the right place. Nora read the article (twice) and had … some thoughts. So did her friend — and former TTFA guest — Brittany Freeman Jean-Louis. Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's that time of year again.
0:05.0	I'm talking about time to get back to our terrible holiday tradition.
0:09.9	I'm talking about happy-ish holidays.
0:12.3	Yes, it is a podcast episode, but it is also a live show, a party for anybody who has
0:16.9	a complicated relationship with the holiday season.
0:21.1	This year, there's two ways to join in the fun.
0:23.1	You can join us in-person at the Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December 6th
0:28.3	at 7.30 pm Central Standard Time or online via live stream same time, same time, same time,
0:37.0	different place because you can watch it wherever you are.
0:39.5	Again, that's Tuesday, December 6th at 7.30 Central Standard Time.
0:45.1	Get your tickets at happyasholidays.com.
0:48.6	We'll also have a link in the show notes.
0:55.3	How long should it take to grieve?
0:58.7	That's the title of a New York Times article that came out in late March.
1:03.0	It is an article that was sent to me many, many, many, many times by some of you, by my friends,
1:08.5	by my family.
1:09.5	It was also an article that was served up to me by the New York Times app itself, as well
1:14.2	as you know me.
1:15.7	This app also knows me.
1:17.9	It looked at me through the camera and my phone, through the front facing camera where
1:21.5	my double chin and my nostrils live at that view and it said, you know what, Nora, this
1:26.2	is how you should start your Sunday.
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