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How do grief, stress, and trauma affect our bodies, brains, and emotions? Jill shares some easy to implement mindfulness suggestions for bot...

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Jana is joined by Dougy Center staff member, Heather Dorfman, to talk about what helps (or might help) in grief, outside the realm of more f...

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Whether it is a murder, murder-suicide, or a being killed by a driver under the influence, violent death adds multiple layers of complexity ...

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How do we talk with the youngest children about death? What words should we use? Can they even understand?

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The public and often sensationalized nature of a murder-suicide can overshadow the heartbreak and grief of those left behind. In this episod...

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When someone dies, it creates upheaval in the support system, leading to unfamiliar territory in terms of how to help those with different p...

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After a death, it’s not unusual for children to have an increased sense of fear and anxiety. (It’s not unusual in adults, either.) When bad ...

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Grief affects our connections with others in many ways. Loss can foster a greater closeness with family and friends and it can also wreak ha...

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Most of us don’t know what to say or do, so we go turn to what we’ve heard others say in a similar situation, “I’m sorry for your loss.” Whi...

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“How do I tell my child about the death?” This is the most common question we receive at The Dougy Center. Someone has died, leaving parents...

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We discuss some of the current mythology surrounding grief timelines and demystify the idea that there is a recipe for grieving or one right...

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