What we can learn about grieving from the Day of the Dead
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Wednesday is Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Mexico. It’s a time to honor, celebrate and remember loved ones who’ve died. Many people visit cemeteries or build shrines, called "ofrendas" in honor of those who’ve passed away.
And Lyn Prashant says that’s a healthier way to grieve than what many people in this country do, which is to say, not that much.
Prashant is a psychologist who works with death, dying and bereavement. She’s originally from the U.S. but now lives in the Mexican town of San Miguel Allende, where she runs a company called Degriefing.
She spoke with The Show about the different ways in which people on the two sides of the border deal with grief and mourning. The conversation started with how she’d describe, very broadly, how American culture deals with death and grief.
