Good Grief: The Art of Healing Ourselves From Personal or Professional Loss

OWENS, MICHELLE DO, FAAFP, FAAHPM
GREENAWALD, MARK H. MD, FAAFP

Dr. Owens is the Director of Specialty Care for Central Health and affiliate faculty in hospice and palliative medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas-Austin Dell Medical School.

Dr. Greenawald is professor and vice chair in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Va.

Author disclosures: no relevant financial relationships.

FPM 30(5):p 25-28, September-October 2023.

Mounting losses and unprocessed grief can contribute to emotional exhaustion and ultimately burnout, but connection and compassion can heal us.