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What do schools need to consider when someone in their community dies of suicide? There are many decisions to make that require compassion a...
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Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters at Columbine High School who, in 1999, killed twelve students and a teac...
How do grief, stress, and trauma affect our bodies, brains, and emotions? Jill shares some easy to implement mindfulness suggestions for bot...
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...
How do we talk with the youngest children about death? What words should we use? Can they even understand?
The public and often sensationalized nature of a murder-suicide can overshadow the heartbreak and grief of those left behind. In this episod...
"How do I tell my children?" When someone dies of suicide, parents and caregivers want to know how to talk with their children about the dea...
Why do people die of suicide? Join Jana and Donna Schuurman for a discussion about this complex question.
When someone dies, it creates upheaval in the support system, leading to unfamiliar territory in terms of how to help those with different p...
Jana talks with Erin Shuster about the death of her brother from suicide. A former young adult group participant and volunteer, Erin talks o...
Jana and Donna Schuurman discuss terms to avoid, and what to say instead, when talking about suicide.
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 ...
Donna Schuurman, Senior Director of Advocacy and Training at The Dougy Center discusses some of the difficulties of language and stigma surr...
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...
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...