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.
Love Isn't Finite - Grieving A Partner
How To Make New Memories
How To Show Up For Others
Love Is Stronger - Interrupting Gun Violence
Becoming A Cultural Kinkeeper
The Grief Garden - Supporting Collective Grief
When I Think Of Him, Love Is The Word That Comes Up - Pierce Freelon
How Do I Keep Going Without Her? Kelly S. Thompson
We Need Queer Specific Grief Spaces - Queer Grief Club & Jamie Thrower
It Affects All Of My Relationships
I Took A Year Off To Grieve - Rebecca Feinglos & GrieveLeave
There's No End Point - Sushi Tuesdays & Charlotte Maya
It's Still Complicated
Laurel Braitman Learns To Feel Her Feelings - What Looks Like Bravery
Death With Dignity - Dr. Peg Sandeen
Normalizing Grief - Grant Garry & "Meet Me Where I Am"
Finding The Words - Colin Campbell
(Re)Constellating After The Death Of A Partner
Both Sides Of The Story
Cultural Bereavement - Tida Beattie
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