It's our fifth annual holidays & grief episode! This time of year can be grueling for anyone, but particularly for those who are grieving. So, each year we put out an episode to help you feel less alone and hopefully more equipped to traverse the next few weeks. Today's guest, Melissa Peede Thompson, M.S., is a Grief Services Coordinator at Dougy Center. While she has lots of professional knowledge in this realm, we asked her to talk about her personal experience of grieving during the holidays. Melissa was six when her sister died of gun violence. She was 13 when her father died in a motorcycle accident. And she was a young adult when her grandparents died. Each loss shaped - and continues to shape - how Melissa and her family approach this time of year.
We discuss:
If you missed our past Holidays & Grief episodes, be sure to listen to Ep. 27, 98, 174, 240.
Tips For Getting Through the Holidays & Holiday Plan Worksheet.
Register for our "Navigating Grief During the Holidays" webinar happening on Thursday, 12.7.23, 10 am - 11:30 am PST.
Ep. 90: What I Needed - Tips From A Grieving Teen
Ep. 89: When Someone You Love Has An Illness - A Sibling's Story
Ep. 88: What's Changed For Grieving Children? the 1960's
Ep. 87: What's Changed For Grieving Children? The 1970's
Ep. 86: What's Changed For Grieving Children? The 1940's
Ep. 85: Parenting & Grief
Ep. 84: The Worst News - Living With Cancer As A Young Adult
Ep. 83: Emotional Hot Spots - Grief & Significant Days
Ep. 82: The Before & After Worlds - Grieving A Sudden Death
Ep. 81: Grief In Your 20's - Cynthia Whipple
Ep. 80: We Can't Know Everything - Staying Curious In Grief (Kara Jones)
Ep. 79: Grief, 18 Years Later
Ep. 78: The Big And - Licity Collins
Ep. 77: Grief & Attachment - Pearl Waldorf
Ep. 76: Who Died? Episode 5 - A Podcast Hosted By Grief Out Loud
Ep. 75: Fully Embodied Grief - Suzanne Anderson
Ep. 74: Grieving A Miscarriage - Leslie Browning
Ep. 73: Who Died? Episode 4 - A Podcast Hosted By Grief Out Loud
Ep. 72: Inviting Grief Out Of The Whisper Corner - Megan Devine
Ep. 71: How Schools Can Help When Someone Dies Of Suicide - Donna Schuurman
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