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Therapists say grief and guilt after a death need space to be processed
Therapist Yuli de Sosa and priest Edwin Baños discussed grief after a family death on the interview program Diálogo 21.
They said knowing death is part of life does not remove its emotional impact when someone close dies.
Grief takes different forms and does not follow one timetable, while pressure to appear strong can leave pain unprocessed.
Sosa said people should let themselves feel sadness rather than suppress it, and that remembering can help them carry a loved one’s influence forward.
Baños said guilt can affect even people who cared for a sick or elderly relative, and may return around meaningful dates.
After a suicide, relatives may question whether they missed warning signs, Sosa said.
The discussion offered no fixed timeline or next steps, emphasizing that people process loss in their own way.
Therapists said grief after a family member’s death affects people differently and should be allowed space rather than suppressed.
Family therapist Yuli de Sosa said understanding death intellectually does not remove its emotional impact.
She said social pressure to appear strong can leave grief unresolved.
Priest and communicator Edwin Baños said guilt can affect even people who cared consistently for an ill or elderly relative.
The two discussed grief and guilt during an interview on the program Diálogo 21 on November 2, in connection with All Souls’ Day.
- Who
- Family therapist Yuli de Sosa and priest and communicator Edwin Baños.
- What
- They discussed grief, unresolved sorrow and guilt after a death.
- When
- November 2, 2026. The interview was broadcast that day.
- Where
- On the interview program Diálogo 21. A location was not stated.
- Why
- The discussion took place in connection with All Souls’ Day.
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- Interview program
- Diálogo 21
- Interview date
- November 2, 2026
- Family therapist
- Yuli de Sosa
- Priest and communicator
- Edwin Baños
What people are saying
It is not the same to see it from afar as to have it close.
You have to let the emotion of sadness be lived, not suppress it.
How did I not see it?, how did I not find out?
You could always have done more.