Good Mourning: How Losing a Parent Inspires Us

Jeanne Safer, PhD Few of us are psychologically prepared for the loss of a parent in later life. Noted psychotherapist Jeanne Safer, author of Death Benefits, explores the uncharted territory we enter when a parent passes, and offers a blueprint for positive change in every aspect of our lives. Relating the experiences of the many individuals she has studied, Safer demonstrates how the loss of a parent can offer us our best chance to become our truest selves. Safer is the author of several books, including The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling. She appears frequently on television and radio and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine and other publications. Date & Time: Wed, Nov 5, 2008, 12:00p