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Mae Yoshikawa | Surprising Capacity of the Heart

Podcast: Grief is a Sneaky Bitch · Lisa Keefauver, MSW

Opublikowano: 2026-06-02

Mae Yoshikawa, author, TEDx speaker, and the creator of Kizuki Journaling, joins host Lisa Keefauver to explore her profound journey through grief, culture, and embodiment. Her reflections challenge us to see grief not as a problem to fix, but as an integral part of human experience that deepens our capacity to love and live fully. Key topics: Cultural differences in grieving: Japanese vs. American approaches to deathThe importance of acknowledging and expressing emotion, rather than suppressing itAmbiguous loss: navigating the slow deterioration of her mother’s Alzheimer’sWidowhood and what she hopes her...