Kathy Wagner is a writer, writing coach, and mother of three grown children including her son, Tristan, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2017. Her personal essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Globe & Mail, and The Sun Magazine. She is the author of Here With You: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Addiction, to be published on September 9, 2023 in Canada with a US & global release date of Spring 2024. You can find more about Kathy at https://www.kwagnerwrites.com/
In this episode we talk about her son’s journey with addiction, parenting a child in addiction, her grief journey after his death, her new book and being of service, and dreams of her deceased son.
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E152 - Guest Update - Molly Schultz
Rerelease: E82 - Molly Schultz - Tried and True Mama
E151 - Becky Aud-Jennison - The Death Dialogues Project
E150 - Andrea Wilson Woods - Being a Mother for Her Sister
E149 - Janna Lopez - Midlife Identity Loss and Grief
E148 - Dr. Sarah Neustadter - Surviving the Suicide of a Beloved
E147 - Guest Update - Dr. Christopher Kerr
Rerelease: E73 - Dr. Christopher Kerr - End-Of-Life Dreams and Visions
E146 - Kay Makavel - Believe in Yourself
E145 - 2019 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2
E144 - 2019 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1
Rerelease: 2018 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 3
Rerelease: 2018 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2
Rerelease: 2018 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1
Rerelease: 2017 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2
Rerelease: 2017 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1
E143 - Liz Diaz - Heart of Mercy Design
E142 - Debi Wobbe - Life After Organ Donation
E141 - Suzanne Falter - My Daughter The Healer
E140 - Marlie Rowell - 'Night School' After A Suicide
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