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Here’s what I’ve been up to lately…
Take Note: Jason Doll on the increased suicide risk for veterinary professionals
One out of 6 veterinarians have contemplated suicide. Dr. Jason Doll, a veterinarian with Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, talks with @wpsu’s Lindsey Whissel Fenton about the mental health crisis in this industry and some of the stressors that contribute to it....
Take Note: Joél Simone Anthony on the challenges and rewards of a career in the funeral industry
“I was definitely very morbidly curious… I played funeral home with my cousins.” As a licensed funeral director and sacred grief practitioner, Joél Simone Anthony helps guide individuals and organizations through difficult conversations about death, dying, end of...
Virtual Field Trip to the WPSU Studio
I had so much fun being part of this virtual field trip to WPSU's own studio and explaining what a producer does.
WPSU web project ‘The First Step’ tackles barriers to change
Check out this great write-up about WPSU's project The First Step.
The First Step
I'm excited to share this new resource from the team that created Speaking Grief: Few things scare us more than the unknown. Even positive changes can be scary. The First Step provides resources to help overcome barriers to change. This new resource from WPSU can help...
Speaking Grief – How to Emotionally Support Clients
Grief shows up everywhere, especially in service professions. My colleague Kristib Bittner and I had a great conversation with Hair Stylist and Industry Educator Hunter Donia about how hair stylists can be more grief-aware and grief-responsive with their clients....
Take Note: Dr. Jill Harrington on using superheroes to talk about grief
“We have to be creatively bold when we reach out to people who are hurting. It’s a difficult and painful topic to talk about…But if we can connect really difficult material that most people don't want to touch [to superhero narratives] we can open a bridge and it...
Take Note: Transgender counselor Dr. Stacee Reicherzer on healing “otherness”
“There is a great potential to use our shared experience of otherness trauma as one of clarity and ultimately social change.” I loved talking with Dr. Stacee Reicherzer for this episode of WPSU's Take Note! Click here to listen.
Why We’re Scared to Talk about Grief: A Q&A with the Director of “Speaking Grief”
"It’s OK to be uncomfortable and to not know exactly what to do or say. Be humble and honest by saying something like, “I don’t know what to say, but I’m here for you and I’m going to continue to be here for you.” I always love an opportunity to talk grief and enjoyed...
Take Note: Karen Armstrong on Misconceptions about Social Justice Movements
“But what about me?”—that’s common pushback around movements that focus on the rights of specific marginalized populations like Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate. In this episode of WPSU-FM's Take Note, I talked with Karen Armstrong, director of Inclusion,...