MPR News with Angela Davis

Talking Sense: Why grief has the power to unite us or divide us

Two women pose for a portrait
Melissa Lundquist (left), an associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the undergraduate social work program at the University of St. Thomas, and Stacy Remke (right), a clinical social worker and senior teaching specialist in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, pose for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Thursday.
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We all experience loss at some point. It might be the loss of a loved one, a pet, a job or the end of a relationship.

But each of us grieves differently. And it’s important to remember there is no right way to grieve.

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the different ways we express grief, what we can do to support people who are grieving and what can happen when we suppress grief.

Three women smiling in a broadcast studio
MPR News host Angela Davis (right) talks with Stacy Remke (center), a clinical social worker and senior teaching specialist in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, and Melissa Lundquist (left), an associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the undergraduate social work program at the University of St. Thomas, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

Guests:

  • Melissa Lundquist is an associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the undergraduate social work program at the University of St. Thomas. 

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