Conference grants men ‘permission to grieve’
Alfred Pratt, a minister at Greater Imani Church, talks about his near-death experience with Christine Mitchell during the Permission to Grieve Tour men's conference on Feb. 29, 2020, at the Visable Music College. The conference helps men learn healthy ways to express sadness after a personal loss. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Grief counselor Jeffery D. Harris devised his "Permission to Grieve" conference to counter men's reluctance to show that they are hurting emotionally.
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