El duelo que transforma. | Jordi Gil | TEDxArxiduc

I am the eldest of four siblings. I imagine that until I was four, I was the king of the house, but then my two younger brothers came along and dethroned me. Today, I am happy with the close bond I share with all of them. For several years now, I have dedicated myself to psychotherapy. I organize bi-weekly workshops for groups and see individuals with a variety of issues: anxiety, depression, relationships, and family. I also conduct research in the vast field of human relationships. I earned my doctorate in Cognition and Human Evolution from the UIB (University of the Balearic Islands). My doctoral thesis, "Grief in a Globalized Society: A Comparative Study of the Grief Experience in Different Cultures in Mallorca," addressed grief from a transcultural perspective. I contributed a methodology, based on a relational approach, for resolving complicated grief. Although my interest in the human mind is very broad, I am known as a specialist in grief. I'm also known on this island, where everyone knows each other, for an event that led me to dedicate myself passionately to this profession of helping others. In 2001, at the very beginning of my life, after what was supposed to be a Sunday outing to a beautiful cave by a cliff, fate—or rather, cruel fate—devastated me, swept away my two sons, Marc and Ángel, aged 8 and 13, by a massive wave. They have been, and continue to be, the driving force behind every stroke I take in life. I'm the eldest of four siblings. I imagine that until I was four, I was the king of the house, but then my two brothers came along and dethroned me. Today, I'm happy for the bond I share with all of them. For several years now, I've been working as a psychotherapist. I organize bi-weekly workshops for groups and see individuals with various issues: anxiety, depression, relationships, and family. I also research the vast field of human relationships. I earned my PhD in Cognition and Human Evolution from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). My doctoral thesis, "Grief in a Globalized Society: A Comparative Study of the Grief Experience in Different Cultures in Mallorca," addressed grief from a transcultural perspective. I contributed a methodology, based on a relational approach, for resolving complicated grief. Although my interest in the human mind is very broad, I am known as a grief specialist. I am also known on this island, where we all know each other, for an event that led me to dedicate myself passionately to this profession of helping others. In 2001, at the very beginning of my life, after what was supposed to be a Sunday outing to a beautiful cave by a cliff, fate—or rather, cruel fate—took my two sons, Marc and Ángel, aged 8 and 13, with a massive wave. They have been, and continue to be, the driving force behind every stroke I take in life. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx