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PerfectWhelm with Eric Slivoskey: The Podcast That Helps Enhance Your Life
69. Part 2 Of My Interview with Tom Attig on What We Carry: A Conversation On Death, Dying, and Grieving
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In the beginning of Part 2 of my chat with Tom Attig, an author, teacher, speaker, philosopher, and renowned scholar, we continue our discussion on the process of relearning how to live in this life after we've lost someone close to us.
We then discuss how the act of loving someone continues on even after the loss of that person.
Tom shares about how spiritual expression and religious belief systems may sometimes influence the response of mourners and also those who are church leaders.
Tom also talks about how grievers are often surprisingly well prepared to do the learning that grieving involves and the role that philosophy can play in supporting grievers and caregivers.
We also chat about how our emotions teach us about our deepest needs & how we can begin to process or understand grieving as part of a healing process.
Connecting with Tom's Work:
THOMAS ATTIG holds BA and PhD degrees from Northwestern University and Washington University in St.Louis. At Bowling Green State University, while Chair, he and his colleagues established the world's first PhD Program in Applied Philosophy. A Fellow of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement, he has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Death Education from the International Network on Personal Meaning, Death Educator and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the Robert Fulton Founder's Award from the Center for Death Education and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.
Tom recently released his new collection, SEEKING WISDOM IN DEATH'S SHADOWS: Collected Writings on How We Grieve [Oxford University Press | December 19, 2025]. It distills a lifetime of listening, reflection, and teaching into understanding and guidance for mourners, caregivers, and counselors.
This is an excellent resource if you want to get a very thoughtful approach to death education and lots of helpful reflections centered on loss and the grieving process. I highly recommend it. If you'd like to get a copy of the book at a 30% discount, then I encourage you to click on the Oxford University Press link, which are listed in my written show notes for this episode.
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More information about Tom and his writings and work can be found here.
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