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In 2022, Steph Tupper's two older children, Ali and Joe, were killed in a car crash. Ali was 16 and Joe was 14. Four years later, Steph is s...
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When physician and writer Shanda McManus was fourteen, her mother died after living with ovarian cancer. Three years later, her grandmother ...
What happens when grief isn't an exception, but a constant presence? In this episode, Jana talks with researcher and educator Nora Gross ab...
How do you talk with children about death, dying, and grief - especially when the truth feels impossible to say? Most adults feel unprepare...
As adults, most of us have been to a funeral or memorial service before, but for your child or teen, this might be their very first time. It...
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If you know a child who has experienced the death of someone, you might be wondering, “How can I help?” Here are a few basic principles to k...
While everyone grieves differently, there are some behaviors and emotions commonly expressed by children depending on their developmental le...
Write or draw three things you’re holding on to and one thing you’re letting go.
When Cassie arrived at Dougy Center for her first peer grief support group for young adults after her dad died, she sat in the parking lot w...
If you know a youth who has experienced being separated from their family and placed into foster care, you might be wondering, “How can I he...
When someone you know dies suddenly, everything changes in an instant. The world you once knew can feel unfamiliar and unsafe, and finding y...
When Tiriq Rashad, artist, poet, and performer, sits down to write, he’s not just telling his own story - he’s carrying his daughter, his br...
