Joy and grief will coexist as Americans return to pre-pandemic life – ‘everyday memorials’ will help
The Conversation recently published an article written by David Sloane on the joy and grief many of us will experience as we attempt to return to pre-pandemic life. They did not get to hold hands at the hospital, have mourning hours with visitors and family, or stand above the grave Read more…
Grief and COVID-19
KCRW-FM featured David Sloane of the USC Price School on the complications around not being able to properly grieve during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Grief is an essential part of human life. It’s the way that we deal with the devastation of loss, the final loss, of a person we love.” Read more…
Folding paper cranes sparks global movement to remember COVID-19 victims
Los Angeles Times quoted David Sloane of the USC Price School on how rituals can help people process grief. “Grief is an extraordinarily powerful, debilitating emotion, [a]nd rituals were created to help us survive and to in some ways deal with that emotion.” Full article here
Is the cemetery dead? Sloane examines new trends in ‘planning for death’
Inspired by his forthcoming book Is the Cemetery Dead?, Sloane was the featured speaker for the March 12 USC Price Conversation in New York, addressing Price alumni and current students, as well as SEO Scholars from local high schools. He gave a poignant, personal talk that encompassed changing American attitudes about cremation to how to support friends who are grieving.