SXSW 2022
What You Need To Know About Loss from an Amputee
Description:
In 2020, the world experienced unprecedented loss. While many faced culturally accepted forms of grief, such as death or loss of health, many others were struck with the inability to see friends and family, to travel, or even routinely visit a grocery store. What is ambiguous loss? How do we discuss grief felt over sorrow that has no source? After traumatic amputation, amputees are confronted with this type of loss every day. Some of this loss is obvious but others are so small they're hard to describe or relate to. Imagine not only adjusting to a physical difference, but also to moving through the world in a totally new way. How are these individuals specially equipped to provide others with a way to navigate culturally invisible losses and what can we learn from them?
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Takeaways
- Learn the language around ambiguous loss from the expert who coined the term and how to utilize it in everyday life to soothe and confront grief.
- Hear stories of survival from three amputees and discover how the challenges they faced may help us relate better to ourselves and others.
- Be better at empathy. As a crucial tool for relationship building, learn how empathy toward ambiguous loss may make you better partner or colleague.
Speakers
- Aaron Holm, Manager, Consumer Engagement, Ottobock
- Carlos Brown, Golf Professional, Carlos Brown Golf @Integrity Golf Performance
- Pauline Boss, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
- Madeline Garbarz, Sales Coordinator, Ottobock
Organizer
Mason Endres, Marketing Communications Specialist, Ottobock
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