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In the fall of 2023, Mackenzie Galloway-Cole was living out her rom-com-worthy love story with her wife Megan in New York City. Then, on an ...
It's our annual holiday episode, this time with Dougy Center Executive Director and TEDx speaker Brennan Wood. Brennan first encountered Dou...
When Kyndal Parks' grandfather died on Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving – she lost one of her biggest supporters and confidants. Wh...
When Hilary was 18, her oldest sister, Kelly, died from a rare cancer called DSRCT (desmoplastic small round cell tumor). In the same year, ...
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...
When Leena Magdi’s younger brother, Hamoodi, was killed, her world shifted entirely. In her debut book Mourning Air, Leena explores how grie...
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...
When Tyler Feder was 19, her mom died of cancer, an experience she captured years later in her bestselling graphic memoir Dancing at the Pit...
When someone dies, the story is often one of sadness, longing, and loss. But what happens when the person who died was also someone who caus...
How do we move from seeing grief as something to fix or overcome, to understanding it as a lifelong companion and guide? In this conversatio...
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...
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While everyone grieves differently, there are some behaviors and emotions commonly expressed by children depending on their developmental le...
Welcome to a special "podcast takeover" episode. This week, Lindsey Whissel Fenton, creator of Speaking Grief and Learning Grief, steps in t...
