A Strong Woman: A Psychodynamic Perspective on Religion and Culture in a Grieving Mother

Abstract

This is a case report that depicts spiritual integration in grief psychotherapy with a culture-sensitive perspective. Topics addressed by this article include: 1) The impact of death of a neonate on an individual’s faith; 2) The role of psychosocial development and factors on the process of grieving; 3) Therapist self-disclosure as a tool in working with resistance.

Living with the mantle of the Strong Black Woman

“…This meant that the African-Caribbean population had to navigate toward shift work and regularly rely on strong family members and social networks to cover childcare. Such networks were often children tending to home duties and acting as peacemaker and caregiver for cousins and younger children of extended family members (Doghor & Marshall, 2018).…”