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The coronavirus-induced pandemic has affected over 16.6 crore people worldwide and over 34.5 lakh deaths to date. Of which, India constitutes about 2.63 crore cases and about 2.96 lakhs dead which means three lakh or more families’ lives were upended with no plausible reasoning to make sense of the unexpected loss. The sudden passing affects you, even more, considering the ambiguity of the situation – not being able to be there, not enough resources for their rescue, being separated from the family are just some facts that only add to the grief. The vacuum only tends to keep growing.
Nothing can answer to the ‘why’s’ and ‘how’s’ – it seems like your life came to a jolting halt from where there is no looking back. That said, each person has his/her way of adapting to the loss. According to a study by The Center for Complicated Grief, Columbia School of Social Work, “There are three key processes entailed in adapting to a loss: 1) accepting the reality, including
1,000 Cuts: The Toll Of Racism In The Workplace
Soledad O’Brien knows a powerful story when she sees it.
As a participant in ServiceNow’s Knowledge21 Think Big series, the award-winning journalist and entrepreneur recalled a company workshop on racism where one of the Black participants stood up to speak. The experience he shared was “breathtaking,” she said.
It falls upon the shoulders of leadership to create an anti-racist organization.
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“One night he went down to his basement, he heard a noise.” O’Brien recalled. “And when he got downstairs the basement door was open. And he stood there thinking, ‘Did somebody break into my house? Should I call the police? Or did the wind blow it open?’”