HUMANS 101

A Grief Therapist’s Take On Our Longing to Be Seen

What would the neon sign over your head say?

Katy Friedman Miller
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readJan 9, 2022

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The Eye of God Nebula. Photo: Stocktrek Images / Getty Images

A young man I work with lost his sister suddenly several years ago; she died of a congenital medical condition, which had never been diagnosed. It is a rare and tragic death — a seemingly healthy young woman simply dropping dead. In their family of several…

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Katy Friedman Miller
Human Parts

I’m a grief therapist and former hospice social worker. Sharing stories from life, death, and work and where they all intersect. TEDx talk at www.ted.com