Archive for Hindsight and Counterfactual Thinking

Grief and Guilt: ‘I can’t believe I did that’ edition

Grief and Guilt: "I Can't Believe I Did That" Edition

When we train physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff on providing good end-of-life care, we always start and end by…
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Grief Hindsight

Grief Hindsight

Episode Transcript Welcome to the What's Your Grief Podcast. I'm Elanor Haley. And I'm Litsa Williams. We're the mental health…
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hindsight bias in grief

"I should have known...": Understanding Hindsight Bias in Grief

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  • Eleanor Haley
People have a natural tendency to sift through the ashes of tragedy in search of explanations. To quote Holocaust survivor…
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The Moments that Matter: Looking at life in hindsight

I didn't have a meaningful moment with my mother before she died. Well, that's not true, my life with her…
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Guilt vs Regret in Grief

When it comes to grief, guilt and regret are words that get tossed around pretty regularly.  We all have things…
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guilt and grief

Guilt and Grief: coping with the shoulda, woulda, couldas

When my dad died I remember well the intense guilt I had in the months that followed.  Though his death…
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