by Deniss Pleiner, M.A.
I was born into the smell of Marigolds and pan dulce.
I was born just 5 days before Dia de los Muertos and my mom was busy making flower crowns and crosses with flor de cempacuchil when she went into labor. As I grew older, my family celebrated this day every year by visiting the cemetery, making an altar at home, and (of course) food, music, and laughter.

Despite the fact that death (the focus of this holiday) seems like a dark and sad topic, it's actually much more about expressing our grief and it's many complicated layers. Like grief, Dia de los Muertos is a juxtaposition of sadness and loss with joy and celebration and it teaches us not to be afraid of our pain.
Dia de Los Muertos has so much to teach us about grief. From allowing ourselves to make room for happiness to learning to be ok with sadness and telling stories about the ones we have lost. In this weeks video for Therapy Explained we talk about grief habits from Dia de Los Muertos that YOU should adopt and why.
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Always cheering for you,
Deniss
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