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Here’s what I’ve been up to lately…
Learning Grief: Helping Kids Navigate the Big Feelings That Come with Loss
Most of us weren't taught how to navigate the big feelings that come with loss. So how are we supposed to guide the kids and teens in our lives to support a peer through loss? Here’s the good news: these are learnable skills. By normalizing the big feelings that come...
Promoting Learning Grief
I was delighted to have the opportunity to promote Learning Grief in an interview for 98.7 in State College. Listen here. launched! Learning Grief is a free online resource that helps adults help kids and teens navigate the big feelings that come with loss. Learning...
Get Grief Out There: Leveraging Social Media to Enhance Awareness, Education, and Impact
I ended my time in Hong Kong by giving a seminar titled “Get Grief Out There: Leveraging Social Media to Enhance Awareness, Education, and Impact." It was hosted by the The Jockey Club Bereavement Care and Support Alliance, which is part of the Department of Social...
Speaking Grief: How to Normalize, Navigate, and Support Loss
I delivered a public talk titled "Speaking Grief: How to Normalize, Navigate, and Support Loss" to an audience at the University of Hong Kong. The talk was translated into Cantonese and followed by a Q&A. It was hosted by the Jockey Club Bereavement Care and...
Towards a Compassionate Community: Call for Grief Literacy in Hong Kong
I had the honor of delivering the keynote at the JCBeCare and Support Alliance Symposium on the theme, “Towards a Compassionate Community: Call for Grief Literacy in Hong Kong.” My talk was titled Speaking Grief: Enhancing Grief Literacy Through Conversations About...
The Apologies Podcast: Kelsey Kradel
Three years ago, Kelsey Kradel sold everything she owned, ditched her job in the corporate world, and packed her whole life into her self-converted 2008 Dodge Sprinter van, setting off across the country to start a new life and adventure. Kelsey settled into the...
The Apologies Podcast: Meghan Riordan Jarvis
Meghan Riordan Jarvis is a psychotherapist, two-time Tedx Speaker, and host of the podcast Grief is my Side Hustle. She’s also the author of the memoir, End of the Hour. In the book, Meghan, a trauma therapist, shares her own experience with PTSD after her mother’s...
Heading to Hong Kong to promote grief literacy
I am thrilled to share that I will be speaking at the *JCBeCARE’s Symposium, "Towards a Compassionate Community: Call for Grief Literacy in Hong Kong” this May!I’ll be delivering three talks:-“Speaking Grief: Enhancing Grief Literacy Through Conversations About...
I’m on the board of the NACG!
I am honored, humbled, and excited to be joining the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG) With nominations coming from across the nation and following an election by the membership of the organization, the NACG are membership and...
Navigating Conversations After Suicide Loss
🌟 Break the Silence, Shatter the Stigma: Join Us in the Journey of Healing 🌟 Do you find it challenging to share the story of your loved one's passing? Are you tired of the awkward looks and the need to comfort others when you should be the one receiving comfort?...