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Annie Orenstein, author of the newly released book "Always A Silbing: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide To Grief" joins us to talk about her big brother Ben who died during military service in Afghanistan. She explains how that led to her using her researcher brain to interview other bereaved siblings and eventually writing this beautiful resource of a book to validate the experience of millions of siblings whose grief can go unnoticed.

For links to the book as well as Annie's social media, visit her website- www.annieorenstein.com

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Adam Zuckerman, founder of Buried In Work, joins us to talk about his father's death and his experience as the executor of his estate. This experience is what led Adam to shift careers and create Buried in Work, to help other families navigate this difficult task.  You can find out more about what they do at their website- www.buriedinwork.com

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Join us as Kelila Green- mom, surrogate, and pregnancy loss survivor- shares her story of surrogacy and grief. Kelila is host of the podcast, "Pushing Through Loss", a speaker, and founder of Ours and Yrs- a pregnancy loss survival toolkit.

You can connect with Kelila on Instagram @OursandYrs, or on Facebook @Kelila Beth Green, or on her website: www.kelilagreenspeaker.com

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Brooke Kekos joins us to discuss leaving a rigid community she was raised in, and the grief of losing her family, friends, and all she had known as a result. In the same time frame, she also went through a divorce, and several years later grieved the complicated feelings that came with the death of her ex-husband, the father of her children.

Brooke has gone on to write a children's book- Grief Monster, and is in the process of writing a memoir. She is host of the podcast Goddess Rising, and is a coach working with women through their healing journeys using a combination approach of trauma informed recovery coaching and rapid transformational therapy.

To find her children's book Grief Monster, follow the link here. 

To connect with her for coaching or on social media, find her here:

https://www.lifecoachinggoddess.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-kekos-253905231

https://www.instagram.com/lifecoachinggoddess

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075036248909

https://www.facebook.com/brooke.kekos/

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Elizabeth “Liz” O’Donnell is a steadfast infant loss advocate leading the charge in raising awareness and prevention of stillbirth and infant mortality. Her daughter, Aaliyah, was born still in 2020. Today, she runs a one-woman non-profit keeping her daughter’s spirit alive, supporting mothers and families across the country who experience the pain of losing a baby and advocating for legislation that could reduce the number of U.S. stillbirths. 

Liz is also a Director of Awareness for PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy, a grassroots initiative that advocates for evidence-based, respectful, and equitable maternity care. Prior to her advocacy work, Liz was a dedicated D.C. Public Schools elementary math and science school teacher for 7 years. 

In 2020, Liz was sent home from the hospital with only her daughter's footprints and baby blanket.. When her employer revoked her paid leave for her recovery, she shared her experience on social media in a post that went viral and launched her advocacy. Later, in 2021, the DC paid family leave legislation was amended to include stillbirth.

Inspired by an outpouring of support and motivated to keep her daughter’s spirit alive, Liz started Aaliyah in Action (AiA). The non-profit supports women and families following perinatal, neonatal or infant loss with self-care packages and bereavement support books. Liz has partnered with 50+ hospitals around the country (and counting) to provide curated self-care packages. More than 1,500 families have received AiA support packages in 40 states, Canada, Jamaica and the UK. AiA boxes contain items sourced from women and Black-owned businesses, the community her daughter would have been a part of. 

A positive, energetic force who excels at community building, connection and empathy, Liz earned both a B.A. in Sociology and  Psychology and an M.Ed in Elementary Education from The George Washington University. She lives in DC and is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Health back at GW. 

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Listen as Erin Antroinen, founder and CEO of NextGen Caregivers LLC shares her journey into caregiving that was sparked when she simultaneously cared for her fatherJeff battling cancer and her mother Sue facing dementia and Parkinson’s. Erin is your guide to a personalized caregiving approach, recognizing that each caregiver’s story is unique. She looks to support caregivers at every stage, from newbies seeking logistics and stress management tips to seasoned caregivers looking for somatic awareness and emotional support, and those wanting to thrive on their caregiving journey. Erin believes that caregiving, though demanding, offers incredible opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment. IG link https://www.instagram.com/nextgencaregivers/

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Samantha Ruth, a trained psychologist, shares her personal story of love and loss with us. After her husband Jim died, Samantha took an extended period of time to lean deep into her grief, and it led her in a new direction in life.

She is the host of the "Be Ruthless Show" podcast, a podcast dedicated to making noise and breaking stigmas and founder of "GriefHab". You can connect with her and learn more on her website. 

Samantha’s mission is to change the way the world views both grief and  mental illness, so people can get the help they deserve without fear of judgment, labels, and repercussions.

Samantha is the Proud Founder of Griefhab,  rehab for grief, a 24/7 community open to anyone who has experienced a loss. After personally living through this, Sam realized just how much support she needed on a daily basis. She vowed to create these services so that others would have this support available in their times of need. 

In her free time, you can find Sam and
her pups, Sassy and Dallas, on one of
their outdoor adventures. They love living
in Colorado and never miss an
opportunity to explore their beautiful
surroundings. Music fuels Sam’s soul,
family means everything to her, and
honoring her late husband, Jim, gives her life daily purpose.

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Ann Swanson, bestselling author of the book the Science Of Yoga and her newest book, Meditation for the Real World, joins us to talk about how her own journey into this work, and how meditation can make lasting changes in our bodies. She walks us through a brief grief meditation and provides us with an evidence-based journaling prompt.

To connect with Ann or buy her books, visit her website: www.meditationfortherealworld.com

If you purchase a book, reach out to Ann for 14 days worth of audio meditations for free! 

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Internationally renowned psychic medium Karen Docherty  joins us to discuss her connection with the spirit world and her over 25 years experience in mediumship. We talk about how she came to be a medium, the vulnerable place clients can be in when grieving and seeking a connection, and how her own grief was impacted by her role as a medium.

To connect with Karen, visit her website here at www.karenpsychic.com or find her on Facebook @mediumkarendocherty, Instagram @karendochertyspiritmedium, or Linked In @karen-docherty.

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Kelly Daugherty shares her own story of losing her mother as a child and how it has shaped her career as a social worker who now focuses on grief and loss support. You can connect with Kelly at her website: https://www.glgrief.com or at centerforinformedgrief.com.

To find Kelly's new book: "The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection", you can find it on Amazon here. 

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