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Liam was just starting middle school when his brother died from a heroin overdose. Now a junior in college, Liam talks openly about what he ...
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Samina's son Ayaz died of a heroin overdose. She shares insights from her experience and describes what helped and didn't help in the early ...
Jessica's younger brother died in 2011. In our conversation, we discuss what it's like when you didn't know the person was struggling with s...
Jana is joined by Dougy Center staff member, Heather Dorfman, to talk about what helps (or might help) in grief, outside the realm of more f...
How do we talk with the youngest children about death? What words should we use? Can they even understand?
When someone dies, it creates upheaval in the support system, leading to unfamiliar territory in terms of how to help those with different p...
After a death, it’s not unusual for children to have an increased sense of fear and anxiety. (It’s not unusual in adults, either.) When bad ...
Grief affects our connections with others in many ways. Loss can foster a greater closeness with family and friends and it can also wreak ha...
Most of us don’t know what to say or do, so we go turn to what we’ve heard others say in a similar situation, “I’m sorry for your loss.” Whi...
“How do I tell my child about the death?” This is the most common question we receive at The Dougy Center. Someone has died, leaving parents...
We discuss some of the current mythology surrounding grief timelines and demystify the idea that there is a recipe for grieving or one right...