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Summary:
Broaching the topic of Death with children can be difficult. Knowing the right words to say, when to say them may cause some adults to avoid the topic completely. The National Alliance for Children's Grief might save you. Their website serves as an incredible resource and is exactly the alliance of numerous Professionals and concerned adults that want to help you. Listen in as Adam Carter, National Clinical Director of the NACG describes services and online resources that are available at no cost to the public.

Notes:
Adam Carter, PhD, LCPD (IL and TX), FT, serves as the National Clinical Director for the National Alliance for Children's Grief. He is a professional counselor and counselor educator who received his doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, with an emphasis in multicultural counseling, from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Adam has taught courses in CACREP accredited master’s level clinical mental health programs and doctoral level courses in counselor education and supervision and served as the Trauma-Informed Counseling Graduate Certificate coordinator at Northern Illinois University. Adam has an ongoing program of research and scholarship that focuses on early childhood grief responses and preparing counselors-in-training to work with grieving children. His clinical experience is broad, having worked as a counselor and supervisor in community mental health clinics, in-home intensive settings, community advocacy agencies, and in private practice.

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Website: www.nacg.org
Email:  [email protected]

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
Are you deciding where to place your loved one’s ashes? Or perhaps you are making your end of life plan to lessen the burden for your family. Listen in as we discuss options with our environment in mind. What about an underwater option that can be visited?

Notes:
Matthew Marini is Advanced Planning Director for Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes. He is a specialist in all facets of funeral planning, including veterans’ benefits.

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To Reach Matthew:
Website: www.dignitymemorial.com

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
If you are a widowed parent, you need to listen to this episode - you will definitely benefit from it. For others, it is quite routine to think of someone who is widowed and wonder how they are doing in their grief, but we need to do a better job at appreciating the complexities associated with this when they are also still parenting.  A widow with 2 children is, for example, dealing with 3 instances of grief, each unique. Listen in as Jenny Lisk helps us better understand this topic.

Notes:
Jenny Lisk is an award-winning author and widowed mom who is dedicated to helping
widowed parents increase their family's well-being. In her book, Future Widow, Jenny draws on her personal and professional experience to provide a real-life guide for surviving and thriving while raising grieving children. As host of The Widowed Parent Podcast, Jenny has done more than 100 interviews with experts, seasoned widowed parents, and people who lost a parent at a young age. Her podcast brings much-needed resources to parents, helping them feel less lost and alone.

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To Reach Jenny:
Website: www.jennylisk.com
Social media: Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube
Future Widow: futurewidowbook.com
Tips for Grief Allies: griefallies.com
What I’ve Learned About Widowed Parenting: jennylisk.com/top10
Current giveaway: jennylisk.com/giveaway

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
We believe it was never intended for a parent to have to grieve the loss of a child. Regardless of age, our children remain our children always. Gary Roe is back today to discuss his new book, Broken Walk: Experiencing God After the Loss of a Child, the 3rd book in his God and Grief series.

Notes:
Gary Roe is the multiple award-winning author of more than a dozen books including Comfort for the Grieving Spouse’s Heart, Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, and Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide. Gary’s books have won three international book awards and have been named as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, The Daily Positive, Wellness, BeliefNet, Thrive Global, and other national media. A trusted and compassionate voice in grief recovery, Gary currently serves as a hospice chaplain and grief counselor for Hospice Brazos Valley in central Texas. Known for his engaging style and sense of humor, he is also a popular speaker at a wide variety of venues. 

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Website:  https://www.garyroe.com/ 

 
Credits: 

Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
There is some comfort to be found sipping a cup of tea, or just in feeling the warmth as you hold the cup in your hands. Listen in today as Rachel Tenpenny shares her journey and how her special tea blend was a comfort in the devastating loss of her twin daughters.

Notes:
With an idea born from sister wanting desperately to help sister, Rachel and Crystal Tenpenny dove into researching tea blends, eventually creating Teamotions, a company that not only receives 5-stary reviews from its customers, but has won awards throughout the industry for Best Flavor as well as Best New Product. So this story is two-fold: a journey through grief for Rachel and a potential source of comfort for our listeners.  Listen in...

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To Reach Rachel:
Website: https://teamotionstea.com/
Email:  [email protected] 

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Copyright 2020, by As I Live and Grieve

The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
Again, we chat about how deeply grief impacts us when our loss is a loving furry child. Coleen has spent decades working with families at this stage and regales us not only with heartfelt tales , but touching tips and ideas that will help your entire family when your pet faces the Rainbow Bridge.

Notes:
Coleen Ellis, CT, CPLP, founded the first stand-alone pet funeral home, Pet Angel Memorial Center in 2004, followed by Two Hearts Pet Loss Center in 2009 as a consulting, educational and resource organization for pet loss experiences. She also teaches Pet Loss & Grief Companioning Certification courses. In 2011, her first book Pet Parents: A Journey Through Unconditional Love and Grief released, and in 2022 co-authored two children’s books with Dr. Mary Gardner, Forever Friend.  In 2014 she co-founded The Pet Loss Center, now a Gateway operation.

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To Reach Coleen:
Website: www.twoheartspetlosscenter.com
Email: [email protected]

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
It's certainly not easy to move through grief, but when we hear of someone who has reached a point of happiness we often feel a splash of hope in our darkness. Listen in as Susan Hayes relates her story after the death of her husband. She has found joy, despite still grieving her loss.

Notes
Susan Hayes, the Spark Activator, is the CEO of Active Abundance, LLC. She shows women who’ve experienced a significant loss and are ready to reemerge how to reignite their spark of JOY. She takes them on a loving and joyful healing journey so that they can BOLDY and BLISSFULLY embrace the next chapter in their lives. It has been through Susan’s own significant loss of the passing of her beloved husband that has set her on her current path. Through her journey, she has discovered powerful and magical tools and strategies that show others how to honor and heal their grief, current and from childhood traumas, so that JOY is in the forefront once again. 

Se habla español.  Parla italiano.

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To Reach Susan:
Website: https://susanhayes.podia.com
Email:  [email protected]
Website soon to be: (https://susanhayesspeaks.com)

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
Science has proven that sound or vibration has an impact on substance. Sound Healing employs conscious use of the energy of sound to reach identified goals and promote wellness in the human system, for example, on symptoms of grief. Join us today and David Gibson offers insight into this therapy and how it might help you in your goal for healing.

Notes:
David Gibson is the director of Globe Institute in San Francisco (and online), offering State approved Certificate and Degree Programs in Sound Healing and Therapy. David is the author of the #1 selling book, “The Complete Guide to Sound Healing”  and top selling producer of Sound Healing music.

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To Reach David:
Websites: 
www.SoundHealingCenter.com
www.SoundTherapyCenter.com
www.SoundOfLove.com
www.SoundHealingResearchFoundation.org

 Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
Listen in as we consider a different perspective on Grief with Patricia Jones and John Moir - a perspective presented by Francis Weller, on the 5 Gate of Grief. This consolidates all forms of our grief to help us better understand a bit why moving through life can be at times challenging as we move through these diverse phases of grief, sometimes without even knowing it is happening.

Notes:
Patricia and John are with Soulful Sorrows, in East Aurora, NY. Their services include shamanic inspired grief healing workshops and one on one shamanic healings both virtually and in person.

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To Reach Pat or John:
Website: www.soulfulsorrows.com
Pat's Email:  [email protected]
John's Email:  [email protected]

Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Copyright 2020, by As I Live and Grieve

The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. 

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Summary:
So, you've decided you are ready to put yourself out there, or maybe you are already in love again after losing your special someone. Listen in as John Polo offers advice and insight into dating a widowed person.

Notes:
John Polo is a coach, author and speaker. In January of 2016, John lost his wife, Michelle, to cancer. From the rubble of everything that he once knew, consumed by desperation and despair, John held on long enough until he found his hope. And he slowly rebuilt. Today John helps others through his social media, books, coaching, workshops, speeches and podcasts. From grief to dating, self-growth and everything in between, John offers a style of coaching that is not only effective, but also very personal and unique.  John is the author of three books, host of two podcasts and has worked with clients on thousands of coaching sessions. He has been featured on People.com, NBC, The Huffington Post, Yahoo, Fox and more. 

"Don't just accept the fact she will always love her husband - but LOVE the fact that she will always love her husband. For his love & his loss - have BOTH helped shape the woman - that you so claim to love, today."

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To Reach John:
Email:  [email protected]
Website:  johnpolocoaching.com

 Credits: 
Music by Kevin MacLeod 

Copyright 2020, by As I Live and Grieve

The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.