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Speaking Grief Blog: Infant Loss, Pregnancy Loss, and Infertility
The latest in an on-going blog series for Penn State Outreach: October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. If you’ve experienced this kind of loss or infertility, we see you. Your grief is valid. If you’ve never experienced this loss, there’s a good chance...
Upcoming Keynote: The Tides Program Grief Matters Seminar
I'm excited to be deliver the keynote, "Speaking and Learning Grief: How to Normalize, Navigate, and Support Loss," at The Tides Program Grief Matters Seminar in November. I Click here to learn more and register.
Faith and Grief Podcast: Learning Grief
I first spoke with Shelley Craig, host of the Faith and Grief podcast, back in 2020 when Speaking Grief launched. It was a joy to catch up with her and discuss WPSU's latest grief literacy resource, Learning Grief. We also talked about my personal experience with...
COPE Workshop: How to Human: Connecting Through Grief
I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with COPE Foundation on an upcoming workshop.Join me on Tuesday, September 24 from 7:00pm - 8:00pm for "How to Human: Connecting Through Grief."In this workshop, I'll share strategies for how to communicate with your...
WPSU: Speaking Grief Screening
We had a moving screening and engaging discussion of Speaking Grief at WPSU. I moderated a panel with grief professionals from the community: Marisa Vicere, founder and president of the Jana Maria Foundation, Evelyn Wald, program director for TIDES, and Dr. Natalie...
National Grief Awareness Day Professional Development Conference
I was proud to be part of the inaugural National Grief Awareness Day Professional Development Conference organized by On Tuesdays We Wear Black. The event provided grief training for business professionals. I presented How to Human: Normalizing and Navigating Grief in...
Penn State Outreach – Speaking and Learning Grief: Improving Grief Literacy
Many of us have been taught that grief is bad and should be avoided at all costs. This outlook transforms a natural, healthy experience into something taboo and often results in unnecessary disconnection and isolation. The good news is that grief literacy (knowledge...
Open to Hope: Superhero Grief – The Transformative Power Of Loss
The majority of superheroes have had a significant loss in their life. What can we learn from these superheroes about finding hope after loss? To find out, watch this discussion on Open to Hope TV. To find out, I joined Dr. Jill Harrington and Greg Adams in a...
Open to Hope: Navigating Children’s Grief
I was delighted to take contribute to a conversation on children's grief for Open to Hope TV. I joined host Dr. Heidi Horsley and her co-host Doneley Meris, along with Greg Adams in sharing tips and tools to support grieving children. Watch the episode here.
Learning Grief on PBS LearningMedia
PBS LearningMedia is a library of more than 30,000 resources that are designed to supplement classroom instruction, aligned to state and national curriculum standards, and created in close collaboration with educators. And now, those resources include Learning Grief...