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.
Navigating Grief At Work
When Every Item Is Precious - The Grief Gallery
Signs & Messages - Psychic Mediumship
Are We Going To Be Okay? - Grief, Collected & The Mash-Up Americans
"I Needed To See People Who Looked Like Me" - Luna Peak Foundation
One In A Million
The (Not) Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Holidays & Grief Mini-Episode
Grief Doesn't Fit In A Box, But You Can Make A List - What's Your Grief
"These Relationships Matter" - Grieving The Death Of A Pet
Celebrating Día de Los Muertos
"They Were Part Of My Firefighter Family" - Grieving A Coworker
Caring For A Parent At The End Of Life - Mark Chesnut & Prepare for Departure
The Awkwardness Around Grief Is International
"We Did Everything We Could Not To Be Here"
Embracing Grief In Community - Adam Stevens, RDT
It's Complicated
Things Others Never Even Have To Think About - Grief & Identity
Born For This Work - Supporting Grief & Death (Valenca Valenzuela, MSW)
We Have No New Memories - Amanda Drews & Buzzy's Bees
Comedy & Grief & Father's Day - A Reprise
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