Christy Albright + Clarissa Sorensen Unruh share about teaching, learning, and the lessons of grief on episode 596 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
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Take two deep breaths.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh
None of the books that I researched on grief actually defined grief. It&#8217;s like they just assumed you knew what it was because it&#8217;s such a universal experience, but it&#8217;s not universally experienced by everybody in the same way.
-Christy Albright
Anticipatory grief is when you know something is coming and you&#8217;re already grieving that situation.
-Christy Albright
People assume that grief gets smaller, and actually we grow around it.
-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh
The big griefs in my life stay forever.
-Christy Albright
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/2025/10/11/3b-communities/">Bonni fact checks her anecdote about birds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vxwmcn0Stio">Fractals: Is Hasan Smarter than a 13-year-old Math Genius</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vxwmcn0Stio">Peter Felten: Can We Teach Curiosity?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://christyalbright.com/">Resources for Grieving (Christy’s website)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://capsuletracker.com/">Capsule</a></li>
<li class="li1"><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9780763623449">Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds</a></li>
<li class="li2"><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9780763619619">The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds</a></li>
<li class="li2"><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9781401971366">The Let Them Theory, by Mel Robbins</a></li>
<li class="li2"><a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53916/educators-guide-adhd">An Educator&#8217;s Guide to ADHD, by Karen Costa</a></li>
<li class="li2"><a href="https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/good-hang-with-amy-poehler">Good Hang with Amy Poehler</a></li>
<li class="li3"><a href="https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53916/educators-guide-adhd">An Educator&#8217;s Guide to ADHD, by Karen Costa</a></li>
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