Laurel Braitman PhD, is a writer, teacher and secular, clinical chaplain-in-training. She is the author of the memoir What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey through loss to love (March 13th, Simon & Schuster) and the NYT bestselling book Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds.
 
She received her doctorate in History and Anthropology of Science from MIT and is the director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and the Arts Program. Laurel is also the founder of Writing Medicine, the global community of writing healthcare professionals. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, California Sunday, National Geographic, Radiolab, National Public Radio and many other places. She splits her time between rural Alaska and her family’s ranch in Southern California.
In addition to Writing Medicine, she leads a variety of public writing workshops. To learn more and sign up, visit  <a href='http://www.laurelbraitman.com/'>www.laurelbraitman.com</a> 
IG: @laurel_braitman
Substack: <a href='https://laurelbraitman.substack.com/'>https://laurelbraitman.substack.com/</a>

Grief Is My Side Hustle

Ep. 127. Introducing The Art of Losing: Laurel Braitman

After the death of her parents within 2 years of each other, trauma therapist, writer and podcast host Meghan found herself on the receiving end of the same treatments she used with her own clients. In concert with her writing on the popular blog ”Grief Is My Side Hustle,” Meghan and her guests discuss how little education and support has historically been given to grief education and explore the question she hears most often in her office, ”Aside from crying, what does it mean to grieve?’