Whole Person Living

In a flood’s aftermath, grief is as communal as rain, but how each person processes it varies.  At Camp Mystic, families gathered on riverbanks, searching the mud for a daughter’s shoe or a token of a life unfulfilled.  Others retreated into silence, overwhelmed by disbelief or exhaustion, feeling frozen.  Some channeled pain into action as they organized relief drives, created Facebook groups to reunite lost items, or helping with the Lost Stuffy Project...others are angry.

Unpacking the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's devastation, we discuss the concept of collective, shared grief and its impact on community.