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Paula Becker is an author and mother of three. Her memoir, A House on Stilts, Mothering in the Age of Opiod Addiction, chronicles how she an...
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David Kessler is a renowned author, speaker, and retreat leader. He co-authored two books, On Grief and Grieving and Life Lessons, with anot...
In the summer of 2016, Marie and Jonathan were newly married and living in Brooklyn, NYC. One day in August, Marie flew back from a trip, ex...
When someone dies, many of us expect to cry and feel frustrated, but we aren’t as prepared for intense fear and worry. Anxiety can catch us ...
Some people are private in their grief, some are more public, and some put their grief onto large public murals. Artist Max Collins joins us...
One aspect of grief that rarely gets mentioned is losing someone twice- once in a life-altering circumstance and again when they die. This f...
How do grief, stress, and trauma affect our bodies, brains, and emotions? Jill shares some easy to implement mindfulness suggestions for bot...
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 ...
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 ...
