You Will Need Help When You Lose a Loved One; These Are 10 Unique Outlets Where You Can Find It

Most of us know about therapy and bereavement groups but what about other, less utilized channels?

Joel Eisenberg
8 min readFeb 27, 2024

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Photo by Youssef Naddam, Unsplash

Introduction

For those who have followed me on this platform, you know I unexpectedly lost the love of my life on November 26th of last year. Lorie Girsh-Eisenberg was more than “just” my wife. She was my conscience. She was my life partner and my cheerleader. She was my joy and in the end my deepest sorrow.

She was my everything.

Still is, but the prevailing sensation over these last three months is Lorie has simply transformed from the prior comforts of a now expired shell to a loving spirit alone that remains my constant companion.

It’s as if she has walked away… yet has not gone anywhere.

Lorie, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge

For perspective, I am a natural skeptic. Although I do not have the hubris to espouse if science cannot prove it then it does not exist, I do think the human capacity to fully understand the unknown is limited regardless of our tools.

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Joel Eisenberg

Joel Eisenberg is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and producer. The Oscar in the profile pic isn’t his but he’s scheming. WGA and Pen America member.