Today, I’m joined by someone whose entire life’s work grew out of one of the most profound losses imaginable. David Ferrugio lost his father in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, when he was just 12 years old. That experience eventually led him to create DEAD Talks, where he has spent years having honest conversations about death, grief, and what it means to actually live.

Now, in his new book, You’re Not Dead Yet: How Grief and Loss Can Teach You to Live, David brings together what he has learned from his own journey and from hundreds of conversations with people wrestling with loss and mortality.

Website: https://www.deadtalks.net/

Purchase the book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0dtJJTW1

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My guest today is Caroline Shelby. Caroline spent more than a decade caring for her mother through Alzheimer's, and through that experience she came to understand something many families discover the hard way: sometimes grief begins long before someone dies. Today she supports caregivers and people living with anticipatory grief, caregiver grief, and the difficult transition that comes after a loss. She is also an author of Living Beside the Leaving: A Daughter's Story of Alzheimer's, Caregiving, and Loss.

Caroline Shelby’s SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

Website: https://www.griefclaritylabs.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolineshelby/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580363698420 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griefclaritylabs/ 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Beside-Leaving-Alzheimers-Caregiving/dp/B0GRGTPWXD/

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahgrieftraumacoach

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Today we're joined by Kim Burditt Bartlett MSW, a suicide loss survivor and prevention advocate. After losing her brother Jon, a Marine veteran, to suicide in 2010, Kim has dedicated her career to supporting grieving families. She now serves as Senior Manager of Family Engagement for the Black Box Project at Stop Soldier Suicide.

Kim’s Website: https://stopsoldiersuicide.org/blackboxproject

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Today, I'm honored to be joined by recording artist Zahna.

Many of you know her through her powerful music, but behind the songs are remarkable stories of resilience, faith, chronic illness, and the kind of losses that often go unseen.  I am thankful to go a little deeper into some of those emotions today and to speak about the full story behind her new song “Love & Loss”.

Zahna's Website: https://zahnaofficial.com/

Music used with permission: “Love & Loss” written and performed by Zahna. Used with the express written permission of the copyright holder for inclusion in Grief Observed Podcast. All rights to the musical work and sound recording remain with the copyright holder.

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Cathy William’s Information:

Email: [email protected]

Grief support: https://www.intuitiveself.com.au/grief-tending

Heart Wisdom Book: https://www.intuitiveself.com.au/category/all-products 

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Today, I am joined by Trap Gambino.  He is the CEO of Made Fight League, an entrepreneur, entertainer, and fighter. He is also the father of a little girl named Katana Rose.  She was 3 years old when she died in 2022 of Acute Leukemia.  Trap speaks about his grief.  

Find Trap at https://www.instagram.com/trapdaddymma

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My guest today is Wesley Cullen Davidson, a journalist, author, and grief survivor whose son, Graham, died from an overdose at the age of 33 after struggling with substance use for more than two decades. Wesley's story is one of relentless love, impossible decisions, unanswered questions, and the lifelong grief that follows addiction.

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My guest today is Dr. Alan R. Cohen.  He is a pediatric neurosurgeon with more than four decades of experience treating critically ill children at institutions including Boston Children’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins. He is here today to discuss his memoir Comfort Always: Healing in the Age of Technology.

My guest today is Kristen from LyfeRelease.  She is a life coach and here to speak about the loss of her fiancé as well as the loss of a friend.  She also speaks about her business LyfeRelease.

Website: https://lyferelease.com

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lyferelease

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyferelease/

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