How Grief Can Help Us Win When We Lose | Sophie Sabbage

Living with ‘terminal’ cancer for over four years has transformed Sophie’s relationship with grief and loss. Her first book, The Cancer Whisperer, has been translated into twelve languages and her second book, Lifeshocks – And how to love them, is a Sunday Times bestseller. Sophie has been teaching people how to flourish in the face of adversity for over twenty years and believes that loss is as inevitable as naked trees in winter. We are designed for it, but not prepared for it. We are taught to acquire and achieve, not to relinquish and let go. But what if we can win when we lose?

Sophie’s talk redefines our relationship with loss. It challenges prevailing definitions of grief and restores sorrow to its rightful purpose in our lives. Her talk illuminates what loss can give us, even as it takes away.

You can learn more about Sophie on Facebook, Twitter, and her website. Read her original TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells 2019 Speaker profile here.