by lwhisselfenton | Jun 18, 2021 | Speaking Grief, Take Note Interviews, What's New
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 and the death of a beloved pet and about what we can do for ourselves and for each other during these experiences. To listen, click here.
by lwhisselfenton | Apr 2, 2021 | Take Note Interviews, What's New
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 conscious—even pleasurable—death experience.
On this episode of WPSU’s Take Note, I talked with Oceana about what it means to be an End-of-Life doula, her own experiences with death and grief that led her to this vocation, and how we can learn to die as consciously as we live.
by lwhisselfenton | Mar 12, 2021 | Speaking Grief, Take Note Interviews, What's New
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 year of college. Today, The Dinner Party has more than 4000 active members that gather at local tables and more than 100 cities and towns around the world.
On this episode of WPSU’s Take Note, I talked with Lennon about her own experience with grief, the unique challenges of experiencing loss in early adulthood, and how The Dinner Party Works.
by lwhisselfenton | Feb 5, 2021 | Take Note Interviews, What's New
Erin Bagwell is a stay-at-home mom, filmmaker, and blogger. Her latest documentary, Year One, offers an intimate look at the first year of motherhood through Erin’s eyes.
On this episode of WPSU’s Take Note, I talked with Erin about the film, about how becoming a mom challenged her identity, and about her experience with postpartum depression.
by lwhisselfenton | Jan 8, 2021 | Speaking Grief, Take Note Interviews, What's New
Joyal Mulheron describes bereavement as an “invisible public health crisis”—and she’s working to address it. She founded and serves as executive director of Evermore, a non-profit aimed at improving the lives of bereaved families through research, policy, and education.
Academy Award-winning Actor Casey Affleck uses his celebrity to bring awareness to the plight of grieving families as a victims’ advocate.
In this episode of WPSU’s Take Note, they talked with me about the health and economic impacts of grief, the need for research on bereavement, and their work to advocate for policy changes.
by lwhisselfenton | Nov 28, 2020 | Take Note Interviews, What's New
For this episode of WPSU-FM’s Take Note, I talked with photojournalist Daniella Zalcman about her work sharing stories of indigenous peoples in North America, the legacy of coercive assimilation, and why we need to spend more time thinking about who is responsible for telling our collective stories
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