For the latest episode of the Elephants Heard podcast, we discuss grief and loss with Penn State graduate student, Maura Barrett, Tides Program Director Evelyn Wald, and trained educator and parent Valerie Silecchia. 

All three individuals shared their stories of their experiences with grief and loss, covering a wide range of health, job loss, and death, and the ways they continue to cope.

Resources:
Speaking Grief: a public media initiative aimed at creating a more grief-aware society by validating the experience of grievers and helping to guide those who wish to support them.  https://speakinggrief.org

Learning to Live: What's your story: a collaboration designed to create educational and conversational opportunities for meaningful intergenerational exchanges on loss, grief, growth, and transformation. http://learningtolivewhatsyourstory.org

Tides Program: Tides offers grief support to children, teens, and adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. https://tidesprogram.org

Jana Marie Foundation: an organization that harnesses the power of creative expression and dialogue to spark conversations, build connections, and promote mental health and well-being among young people and their communities. https://janamariefoundation.org