Sonja was 15 when we recorded in the summer of 2023, but was just 10 when her father, Matt, died in September 2018 from injuries due to a car accident. Sonja, her mom, and two younger siblings lived in NYC at the time of his death. They eventually moved across the country to Portland, Oregon where they attended peer grief support groups at Dougy Center. Sonja shares what she remembers about hearing that her dad was in an accident, how their community showed up while he was in the hospital, and how they kept showing up after he died. We also talk about her dad and what it's like to be the oldest sibling who had the most time and memories with him.
This series is a part of an ongoing collaboration between Dougy Center and the New York Life Foundation. We are deeply grateful for New York Life Foundation's tireless support and advocacy on behalf of children and teens who are grieving.
Download a copy of the New York Life Foundation's newest resource for teens who are grieving - Lost in the Middle.
Ep. 91: What's Changed For Grieving Children? The 1950's
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
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