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Grief Out Loud

Grief Out Loud

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Remember the last time you tried to talk about grief and suddenly everyone left the room? Grief Out Loud is opening up this often avoided conversation because grief is hard enough without having to go through it alone. We bring you a mix of personal stories, tips for supporting children, teens, and yourself, and interviews with bereavement professionals. Platitude and cliché-free, we promise! Grief Out Loud is hosted by Jana DeCristofaro and produced by Dougy Center: The National Grief Center Children & Families in Portland, Oregon. www.dougy.org Ciencias Sociales Higiene y Vida Saludable Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental
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  • What If Grief Care Is Preventative Care? Dr. Kailey Bradley

    What If Grief Care Is Preventative Care? Dr. Kailey Bradley
    Apr 16 2026
    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Kailey Bradley about support for grieving a death loss, but also the more overlooked non-death losses, including chronic illness, infertility, shifting identities, and the futures we imagined but don't get to live. Dr. Bradley is a clinician and educator who specializes in working with children and families navigating grief and illness. Kailey shares her experiences growing up with chronic illness and being diagnosed with premature ovarian failure at age 12, and how those layered losses affected her at different life stages. We explore what it means to "process" grief, why anger and big questions deserve space, and how grief can show up in ways we don't always recognize. We also discuss how being diagnosed later in life with autism spectrum disorder shifted how Kailey understands grief – hers and those she supports. We discuss: Why grief care can be seen as preventative mental health care What Kailey learned working with teens in juvenile detention about unprocessed loss How children express grief through play, behavior, and the body Supporting neurodivergent kids and teens, including those with autism The importance of choice and autonomy in grief support What makes a grief-informed community and why we need more of them The collective grief of the pandemic and how little space we've made to process it This conversation is both practical and expansive, offering ideas for parents, caregivers, educators, clinicians, and anyone who wants to better understand grief in all its forms. Connect with Dr. Kailey BradleyRefuge Counseling: https://allrefuge.com/The Death & Sex Podcast: https://pod.co/the-death-and-sex-podcast The Ohio Bereavement Collaborative: https://ohiobc.com/ Want to learn more about supporting children and teens who are grieving? Sign up for our online courses here: https://classes.dougy.org/
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    42 m
  • Throughlines: Keeping A Connection With My Mom

    Throughlines: Keeping A Connection With My Mom
    Apr 9 2026

    Jeremy's mom was a protector, an optimist, and someone who held onto a sense of lightness - even after a cancer diagnosis that led to her death just a few months later.

    In this episode, Jeremy shares what it was like to navigate such a short window between his mom's diagnosis and death, and how her outlook continues to shape him and his grief. From visiting her just before her death to to time spent in the woods bow hunting, he describes the ways he still feels connected to her.

    After her death, Jeremy's connection to nature and hunting became a foundation for staying close with his mom. From finding a deer skull to a particularly challenging hunt, he felt her presence and support come through. Jeremy also turned to reconnecting with his Filipino heritage, joining a grief group, and moving to be closer to family as ways to cope with the loss.

    At the heart of this conversation is the idea of ongoing connection - how relationships with people who have died can continue and evolve over time.

    Note for listeners: This episode includes non-graphic references to bow hunting and the death of an animal. Please take care while listening.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Grief after a rapid illness and loss
    • Staying connected to someone who has died
    • The role of nature and ritual in grief
    • Finding support, even when you're unsure
    • Honoring family, culture, and heritage

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    Want to learn more about supporting children and teens who are grieving? Sign up for our online courses here: https://classes.dougy.org/
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    37 m
  • Waiting for Dawn: Marisa Renee Lee on Living with Grief, Illness, and Uncertainty

    Waiting for Dawn: Marisa Renee Lee on Living with Grief, Illness, and Uncertainty
    Apr 2 2026

    What does it mean to live with uncertainty - especially when your body, your capacity, and your sense of self are all changing at once?

    In this episode, Jana is joined again by author and advocate Marisa Renee Lee. You may know Marisa from her first book, Grief Is Love, or from her work helping people tell the truth about grief. In this conversation, she returns to share about her new book, Waiting for Dawn, and the realities of living with long COVID - an experience that has reshaped her daily life, her work, and her understanding of grief.

    Marisa reflects on the many losses she's navigated over the years: the death of her mother when she was 25, a pregnancy loss, the recent death of her beloved dog, and the ongoing grief of living with chronic illness. We explore how grief shows up not only after someone dies, but also in the loss of health, identity, and certainty.

    Marisa shares how she's learning to live within that uncertainty, from asking for (and accepting) help, to finding small, sustaining moments of joy, to letting go of who she used to be. The conversation also touches on parenting through grief and illness, including how Marisa talks with her young son about death, and what it's been like to watch him develop his own relationship with grief.

    We discuss:

    • The difference between grieving a person and grieving your own health
    • How long COVID has reshaped Marisa's identity, work, and daily life
    • The loneliness of illness and the challenge of asking for help
    • Parenting through grief and talking with children about death
    • The impact of cumulative loss and how different losses intersect
    • Letting go of who you were before loss or illness
    • Finding "micro joys" and small footholds in hard seasons
    • The role of faith, hope, and rest in navigating uncertainty

    Find Marisa: marisareneelee.com Get the book: Waiting for Dawn — available April 7, 2026

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    Want to learn more about supporting children and teens who are grieving? Sign up for our online courses here: https://classes.dougy.org/
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    46 m
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