Loss can be anything. The loss of your health. The loss of health of someone who you love. The loss of function. The ability to drive. Independence. Divorce. Retirement. Old age. A house fire. The loss of a childhood. A breakup. A break-in. The death of a pet. The death of a person.
So in a very real sense, “loss is loss” because all losses involve grief. Any person, pet, or thing that you loved that is taken away from you, against your will is a loss. I guarantee that all of you had major losses by the time you were 18 years old.
Always remember that a zebra cannot change its stripes. Therefore, the way that you cope with small losses will be the way that you cope with big losses. For example, if you isolate yourself during a small loss, you will isolate yourself when you experience a big loss.
Listen to this interesting podcast as our host interviews three men about their losses: Ryan Avery, Frank Calleson, and Sam Polk.
Resources for this podcast:
- You Tube Video. Understanding the Experience of Loss. Dr.
Timothy Jordan. Main Street. WLMB TV 40. With host, Virginia Bossa.
https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40?si=PmfqFBt29k3QfS7M
- Presentation with slides. (Hewitt, E.S.) Treating Grief Through a Narrative Lens: Clinical Differentiation of Grief from Depression with Practical Bereavement Therapy Interventions. https://youtu.be/bU5ZdGmS5gw?si=587tdksE73amuaqm
- Website: (2026). Help for Prolonged Grief – The Columbia University Center for Prolonged Grief.
https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu
- Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2. Living with Loss: The Story of Larry Avery. https://1795consulting.com/episode/s3-e2-living-with-loss-the-story-of-larry-avery/
- Podcast, Season 1, Episode 28. Do Physician Assistant Students Receive Adequate End-of-Life Education? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-28-do-physician-assistant-students-receive-adequate-end-of-life-education-an-interview-with-kelvin-freeman/
- Podcast, Season 1, Episode 16: Why Death Should Not Be Feared. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-16-why-death-should-not-be-feared-an-interview-with-nicole-kerr/
- Podcast, Season 1, Episode 15: Why Don’t More American Adults Do This? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-15-why-dont-more-american-adults-do-this/
- Podcast, Season 1, Episode 7: Death and Dying from the Perspective of a Hospice Nurse. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-7-death-and-dying-from-the-perspective-of-a-hospice-nurse-an-interview-with-nurse-penny/
- Podcast, Season 1, Episode 5: Death 20 years later. Do Grief and Mourning Change over Time?
https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-5-death-20-years-later-do-grief-and-mourning-change-over-time-an-interview-with-jeff-and-deb-banks/
- Podcast, Season 1, Episode 3: Death and Dying Through the Eyes of a Mortician. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-3/
- Blog: Jordan, T.R (2026). Living With Loss.
https://1795consulting.com/living-with-loss/
- Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Death Should Not Be Feared.
https://1795consulting.com/death-should-not-be-feared/
- Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Adding Life to Ones Remaining Days
https://1795consulting.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/
- Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2022). The Mountain That Everyone Must Climb.
https://1795consulting.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/
Email me and tell me about your losses. I would like to hear from you! tjordan@1795consulting.com
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