Social media—known as a hotbed of glossy polished picture perfect lives with people sharing happiness, fun and pleasure. But, some are finding community when they’re feeling something else—grief.
Clinical psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Hartstein of Hartstein Psychological Services, joins NBC News to talk about how social media can be empowering for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
It has become more common for people to go online during hard times. Social media has a bad reputation for many things, but for something like grief, it can be an empowering space for people.
Validation, understanding, and acceptance are key in processing grief. And, Dr. Jen says social media can sometimes be a place to do that.
The beauty of it is that it’s decreasing this stigma that we shouldn’t be talking about people that have passed. It allows us to have a conversation, keep them alive, and keep them in our memories, and that’s really important for many of us as we’re grieving.
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