The Science Of Grief: What Helps, What Doesn't, And Why We Don't Talk About It Enough | Cody Delistraty

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p>A journalist explores one of humanity's most brutal and unavoidable experiences.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://delistraty.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cody Delistraty</a> is a writer and speechwriter, most recently working as the culture editor at the Wall Street Journal Magazine. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and was the European arts columnist for The Paris Review. He has degrees in politics from New York University and in history from the University of Oxford. British Vogue named him a best young writer of the year, and he has given talks about art and creativity to companies like PwC. He lives in New York City.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Why our culture is so repressed when it comes to grief</li> <li>We dive into the many experiments that Cody launched to help cope with loss; from book and laughter therapy, to psilocybin and AI</li> <li>The concept of grief as an addiction </li> <li>The importance of rituals </li> <li>The scientific possibility of deleting our memories to avoid pain </li> <li>And how to live along side of grief when there is no cure</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.happierapp.com/podcast/tph/abby-wambach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abby Wambach On: Grief, Addiction, And Moving From External To Internal Validation</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.happierapp.com/podcast/tph/jennifer-senior-583" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#583. Jennifer Senior On: Grief, Happiness, Friendship Breakups, and Why We Feel Younger Than Our Actual Age</a></p> <p><a href= "https://art19.com/shows/4695c3c0-9a34-436f-a807-ea4787d273ab/episodes/0484417d-2094-4500-b6be-8f1215a0ef1e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe DiNardo, Grief and Meditation</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Dan's newsletter</strong> <a href= "http://www.danharris.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/cody-delistraty-872" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/cody-delistraty-872</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <p>Download the Happier app today: <a href= "https://my.happierapp.com/link/download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://my.happierapp.com/link/download</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-grief-cure-cody-delistraty?variant=41111741825058" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss</a></p>