Director, Center for Loss and Life Transition
Dr. Alan Wolfelt is a noted author and educator in the field of grief and loss, with over 30 years of experience helping individuals navigate their grief.
We're told that healing means finding closure — but what if closure is a story we tell ourselves to make grief feel more manageable than it actually is? Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Dr. Joan Didion, and Dr. Therese Rando debate whether closure is a meaningful goal or a narrative that flattens the real complexity of loss.
