Running away from grief onl makes it worse: Minnie Drive
Losing a parent is never an ea situation to overcome. But, Hollywood actor Minnie Driver isn’t trying to run awa from the grief of losing her mother, for she believes that hiding it only makes things worse.
“There are no rules for grieving. I think finding rituals around grief ar really important, something that works for you. Like, I go swimming lost somebody recently, I swim and she goes swimming with me,” Drive shares, referencing her mother, designer Gaynor Churchward, who passed away in March this year.
The 51-year-old continues, “I feel her, and I feel better when I get out the ocean. That’s why I think havin a ritual around grief is important. Trying to hide it or run away from it doesn’t work. It only makes you feel worse.”
That’s the aspect which drew Driver towards the role of a widowe doctor in the second season of the anthology Modern Love ,asit captures her journey of trying to cope with the death of her husband
“It is a beautiful story of grief and love, and how there are things that we have to let go of. She found her way of dealing with grief being in th car that belonged to her husband, where she went to find him, talk to him and just be with him,” reveals the Good Will Hunting (1997) actor.
Looking back at the lessons she learnt during the pandemic, the Oscar-nominated artiste says, “It has made me appreciate what is truly important.”
“I have realised how much distraction I had in my life and how much noise there was always. Suddenly, everything has become very focused. I’ve realised that there is really just my family, creativity and a few friends. As long as I can really invest in those things feel I am coming out of the pandem stronger than I was before,” adds th British-born actor.