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 if you or a loved one are:
-Seeking treatment for substance use disorder
-Considering transitioning to an assisted living or skilled nursing facility
-Interested in starting therapy
The First Step offers guidance along with visualization aids to help get you going.
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.
This conversation was part of WPSU’s on-going multiplatform public media initiative Speaking Grief, which is made possible thanks to philanthropic support from the New York Life Foundation.
Check out this episode of the Modern Hairstylist Podcast:
https://lnkd.in/dG3UNJRa
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 gives them a safe way to kind of also connect with their own grief.”
I was fascinated by Dr. Jill Harrington’s work. She’s the creator and lead editor of the textbook, Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss, which uses modern superhero narratives as fictional case studies to teach grief theory promote healing.
Dr. Harrington talked with me about how these pop culture icons can be used to spark conversations and advance understanding about grief. Listen here.
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 this conversation with the folks at Experience Camps.
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