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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,...
Take Note: Guy Winch on the Disenfranchised Grief Experiences of Romantic Heartbreak and Pet Loss
Psychologist Guy Winch is a leading advocate for integrating the science of emotional health into our daily lives. He’s written several books, including How to Fix a Broken Heart. I talked with Winch about the disenfranchised grief experiences of romantic heartbreak...
Take Note: Oceana Sawyer on Advocating for the Dying as an End-of-Life Doula
As an End-of-Life Doula, Oceana Sawyer helps people die in a context of love, grace, and beauty. She draws upon her training in expressive arts, meditation practices, and integral counseling psychology, among other things, to help her clients create a...
Take Note: Lennon Flowers on Creating Supportive Spaces for Grieving 20- and 30-Somethings
Lennon Flowers is the co-founder and executive director of The Dinner Party. This platform offers a space for grieving 20- and 30-somethings to find peer community and build lasting relationships. Lennon came up with the idea after her mom died during Lennon’s senior...
Seven Pounds: Speaking Grief
It was an honor to be included in Good Grief’s “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” Series and to see the sustained impact of Speaking Grief. Click here to read. Click here to read a thoughtful review of Speaking Grief on Seven Pounds: Embracing the End-of-Life...