Kathrin Stengel

Dr. Kathrin Stengel, founder and president of Upper West Side Philosophers, Inc., is a practicing philosopher and mother of three. In her latest, award-winning book, November Rose: A Speech on Death (2007), Dr. Stengel, who lost her first husband­ of sixteen years at the age of 33, offers a penetrating and deeply personal philosophical meditation on the death of the beloved other and the complex social implications of surviving, mourning, and living on (such as the publicization of the deceased, the stigmatization of the survivor, and the unspoken paradoxes of monogamy). A frequent guest on radio programs throughout the US and Europe (such as The Louie Free Radio Show, The Joey Reynolds Show and Bayern2 Radio), Dr. Stengel has taught philosophy at Seattle University and the Rhode Island School of Design and organized international philosophical events in Germany, Switzerland, and the US. For many years, Dr. Stengel has also practiced and taught Vipassana meditation. Website: www.westside-philosophers.com Kathrin discussed Dealing with Loss and Survival with hosts Dr. Gloria & Dr. Heidi Horsley on the radio show 'Healing the Grieving Heart'. To hear Kathrin being interviewed, go to the following link: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/38771/dealing-with-loss-and-survival

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It is Love, Not Death, That Causes Pain

Only in the spirit of love, not under the sign of death, do the rituals of memory reveal themselves as the beloved’s living presence. (November Rose: A Speech on Death) Two years ago, on All Soul’s-All Saints’ day, the chaplain of The Cathedral School in New York City invited me to speak about my experiences with grief, death, and survival at the Cathedral of St. John of the Divine.  The chaplain instructed me that my audience would be comprised of children ranging from Kindergarten through 8th grade, as well as faculty and parents, and that my remarks should not exceed […]

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