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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E167 - Julie Rennie - A Conversation With Dr. Black's Mother
E166 - Dr. T.J. Wray - Grief Dreams and the Bible
E165 - Flora Baker - The Adult Orphan Club
E164 - Philip Goldberg - Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times
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E160 - John Dietsch - Graced By Waters
E159 - Erica Buist - This Party's Dead
E158 - Chelsea Rushton - The Other Side of Chelshotel
E157 - Dr. Virginia Marsico - From Bruiser to Wall-E
E156 - Guest Update - Rebecca MacDonald
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E155 - Lisa Keefauver - Reimagining Grief
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