The Mindfulness & Grief Podcast
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The Mindfulness & Grief Podcast
The Mindfulness and Grief Podcast series, hosted by author and thanatologist Heather Stang, features compassionate insights for coping with grief and life after loss. Designed for bereaved people and grief professionals, you will learn how a mindful approach to grief can help you deal with difficult...
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Hope Is a Bright Star: Finding Comfort and Peace After the Death of a Child
When Faith Wilcox’s daughter Elizabeth began to complain about knee pain, her doctors thought it was just growing pains and she would be fine. As her...
Some Light at the End: Your Bedside Guide for Peaceful Palliative and Hospice Care
Hospice is a service that provides physical and emotional support for someone who is in their last six months of life. Hospice is a comprehensive team...
Signs From Beyond: A Father's Journey Towards Peace
Until he met Patty Furino, bereaved father Dave Roberts didn’t believe that the signs he kept seeing were coming from his beloved daughter, Jeannine....
Fatherless Odyssey: Navigating Both Biological & Step-Father Loss
In episode 50 of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, Reid Peterson shares his story of losing both father figures in his life and the grief that comes wi...
A Sherpa Named Zoi: How to Walk Through Grief & Live With Intention
In episode 49, bereaved father Eric Hodgdon explores how he leads a life of intention in the wake of incredible pain over the death of his daughter, Z...
The Art of Visualizing Grief: Translating Pain Into Pictures
Ronald Mathias talks to us about his field of medical illustration: the art of taking complex medical procedures, descriptions, or concepts and turnin...
From Grief to Peace: Guided Journaling For Mindfulness & Compassion
The tables are turned as Heather Stang, the regular host of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, is interviewed by guest host Audrey Hughey about the new...
Leave Your Light On: Friendships & Continuing Bonds After Loss with Shelley Buck and Kathy Curtis
In episode 46, lifelong friends Shelley Buck and Kathy Curtis share their journey of childhood friendship, staying in touch through college, and the c...
Emily’s Hope: Coping With Grief & Erasing The Stigma Of Overdose Loss
In episode 45, Angela Kennecke shares with us her story of losing her beautiful 21-year-old daughter, Emily, to overdose. Angela and her family were j...
Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice
In episode 44, we talk to Author Jenny Lisk about her experience of parenting and caregiving for her husband during his aggressive form of brain cance...
I HAD A Brother Once: Unmasking the Grief of Sibling Loss by Suicide with Adam Mansbach
In episode 43, New York Times-bestselling author Adam Mansbach talks with us about his new memoir, “I HAD A Brother Once,” which details his grief of...
How Grief Is Stored In The Body & What We Can Do To Help Ourselves Ease The Pain
In Episode 42, Dr. Amy Novotny shares her emotional journey of living with a mother that was bipolar and suffered from borderline personality disorder...
Just A Boy Blaming Himself: Revisiting Childhood Loss Through A Grown Up's Eyes with Daniel Hess
In Episode 41, Daniel Hess talks to us about his struggle with losing his cousin after a long battle with cystic fibrosis. Daniel was only 9 years old...
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times with Katherine May
When two health scares hit Katherine May’s family, she was forced to slow down and learn a valuable lesson — staying busy doesn’t always mean you're d...
Grief & Poetry with Chaplain Neil Beresin
Neil Beresin never set out to become a chaplain. In fact, he worked in the nonprofit world for 20 years. But everything changed for him when both his...
Grief, Dogs & Storytelling with Author Sally Hill Mills
Sally Hill Mills learned to write children’s books by writing with children, as a creative writing teacher in elementary schools in Albuquerque. She l...
Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss
It’s hard to feel like a superhero while amid tremendous grief. But through her work composing Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss, Dr....
Love, Loss, and Survival: How I Healed After Losing My Husband
After 27 years of marriage, Marla Polk found herself dealing with the sudden death of her husband. Losing her spouse creating a hole in her life that...
The Beauty of What Remains with Rabbi Leder
Rabbi Steve Leder is no stranger to grief. As a rabbi, he has consoled hundreds of families over the years during their most difficult times. In his n...
Coronavirus Grief Support From The American Red Cross
If you have experienced the death of a loved one from the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, the American Red Cross offers free support to help you throug...
Is My Deceased Loved One OK?
If you wonder what happens to your loved one after they die, you are in good company. Wanting to know they are OK, that they are not suffering, that t...
Surviving The Death Of Our Beloved Cats & Dogs
Pets are not just animals that live in our house, they are our chosen family. When they die it is heartbreaking because we love them so much! The key...
Guilt, Regret, & Traumatic Loss with Anne Marie-Lockmyer
If you have been blaming yourself for the death of your loved one, or feeling guilty that you didn't do something you "should" have done, you are not...
Dreams & Your Emotional Wellbeing During The Pandemic With Dr. Joshua Black
Dreams and sleep are understandably impacted as we all try to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Those of us who are already grieving carry an extra load...
Permission To Grieve with Shelby Forsythia
Grief is hard at any age. As a queer young adult in the south, Shelby faced the worst four years of her life as both of her parents were diagnosed w...
Victorious Heart with Kim Peacock
"Hope is not fragile; just hard to find when the lights go out." This quote from bereaved mother Kim Peacock's book, Victorious Heart resonates with s...
Coping With Overdose Grief with Dave Roberts, LMSW
Coping with grief after a loved one has died from an overdose has a unique set of challenges. All too often the focus is on the circumstances of the d...
Coping With Sibling Loss with Heidi Horsley
The death of a brother or sister can be devastating, but all too often it goes unacknowledged or at least minimized. Social cues direct bereaved sibli...
Valentine's Day Grief with Claudia Coenen
Widows, widowers, and anyone who has lost a partner knows just how hard it is to cope with grief on Valentine's Day. Claudia Coenen, widow and creativ...
Warriors of Life with Richard Pryor
Richie Pryor's son and namesake, Richard, sadly died in his sleep a few weeks after a family vacation to Hawaii. Naturally, Richie felt great heartach...
Coping With Grief During The Holidays
Let’s face it, the winter holidays can be particularly tough on us when we are grieving. What is supposed to be the happiest time of the year is anyt...
Healthy Lifestyles After Loss with Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki
Grief is a natural and healthy reaction, but if you are like most people, healthy is not a word you would use to describe how you eat or sleep when in...
Widowed Parents with Justin Yopp, PhD
Coping with your own grief when a spouse dies is hard enough. But what do you do when on top of that you need to raise a grieving family, get everyone...
Chakras in Grief & Trauma with Karla Helbert
Learn how the yogic chakras can help you navigate grief and trauma, whether you believe in them or not! In the 20th episode of the Mindfulness & Grief...
Grief In The Workplace with R. Glenn Kelly
In the 19th episode of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, R. Glenn Kelly (Ron) shares on the job self-care tips, as well insights into how business lead...
PauseFirst Project with Kim Colegrove
Kim Colegrove is the founder of the PauseFirst Project, which offers Mindfulness for First Responders, and was founded in honor of her husband, Specia...
Liberate Your Grief with Claire Hoffman
At the age of 38, Claire Hoffman became a widow when her husband experienced a drug overdose. A mother of one, Claire describes this event as having a...
Pet Loss & Grief with David Roberts, LMSW
Pet loss is often a grief dismissed by people who have not formed a deep bond with an animal, but those of us who have non-human best friend know the...
Grief Dreams with Joshua Black, Ph.D.
In the fifteenth episode of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, we dive deep into the world of grief and dreams with author and grief dream researcher Jo...
Grief Day by Day Author Interview with Jan Warner
In the fourteenth episode of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, I interview Jan Warner, author of Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance...