E2: Dr. Prabhdeep Chahal

Dr. Parul Dua Makkar joins pediatric dentist and fellow sister-in-mourning, Dr. Prabhdeep Chahal.  Topics discussed:

• How Prabhdeep came to get to know Manu.
• How Prabhdeep wears all the hats: mom, wife, business owner, doctor.
• Prabhdeep's children's understanding of loss.
• Belonging to a sisterhood, helping each other in loss, through grief.
• Normalizing sickness and health to children, to foster compassion.
• Writing as a coping mechanism for Manu during treatment in the midst of the pandemic.
• Seeing a life come full circle while in their 30's.
• Consoling parents.
• Writing as therapy for Parul and Prabhdeep.
• Loss of a sibling means loss of immediate family, even if one also has a spouse and children.
• Being there for others in times of joy AND sorrow.
• Not blaming close ones for not knowing how to respond during times of grief.
• Trauma changes people.
• Trauma can change your priorities, your path.

Prabhdeep's final words to Manu: "Manu, you won."

From today's episode:

Manu's book

Prabhdeep's pediatric dental practice

Prabhdeep's contribution for the book, She Grieves

Find & follow Prabhdeep on Instagram @dr.prabhdeep.chahal