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Fine But Not Okay- Mindfulness In Grief - Joe DiNardo

In March of 2015 Joe DiNardo's wife, Marcia, died of pancreatic cancer. Before her death, he started writing a letter to her which would eve...

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Grief In The Present Tense

John Mayer first encountered grief when his older brother Stephen suddenly died at age 29 in 2007. Nine years later, John's second daughter,...

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Looking Back At Grief - Darwyn Dave

Darwyn Dave is creator and host of the Dealing With My Grief podcast. In 1978, when Darwyn was ten years old, his father was killed. 38 year...

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Self-Compassion As Self-Care In Grief - Heather Stang

Heather Stang, thanatologist, mindfulness speaker, and author of Mindfulness & Grief: With Guided Meditations To Calm Your Mind & Restore Yo...

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When Someone You Love Is Dying - Supporting Children & Families

What do you tell children when someone in their life is diagnosed with an advanced serious illness? How do you support them and everyone els...

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Grieving The Death Of A Partner As A Young Adult

What happens when the term widow or widower doesn’t fit because you weren’t officially married to the person who died? This is often the cas...

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Anger & Grief - Megan Devine

Megan Devine talks about another shadow aspect of grief - anger. Anger shows up in many ways, including being angry at the person who died, ...

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Grieving The Death Of A Best Friend As A Teen

What it's like for teens when a best friend dies? The best friend connection is unique, particularly in adolescence. It's the person a teen ...

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Everyday Grief Rituals & Routines - Jodie Brauer

Jodie Brauer, founder of the annual Celebrate Silas Memorial 5K, talks about the everyday rituals and routines that can be helpful in grief....

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Grief Dreams - Joshua Black

What does it mean when grief becomes part of our dreams? Joshua Black, a Ph.D. student at Brock University, talks about his groundbreaking g...

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Death

A lot goes into talking about the people in our lives who have died. Who do we tell? What do we share, not only about the person and what th...

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Children And Memorial Services - Holly Pruett

Holly Pruett, a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant who helps families to design individualized rituals for the end of life shares the wisdom she...

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Supporting Grieving Children With Mindfulness - Tips For Teachers & Parents

How do grief, stress, and trauma affect our bodies, brains, and emotions? Jill shares some easy to implement mindfulness suggestions for bot...

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Redefining Comfort Food - Dr. Drew Ramsey

The term comfort food usually brings to mind mac and cheese, lasagna, brownies, and other combinations of sugar and simple carbohydrates. Wh...

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An Only Child Grieving Her Only Parent - Rachel Ricketts

What does it mean to be a child, grieving the death of a parent, when you're technically not a child? Rachel Ricketts, author of the site lo...

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