How I Grieve 17-Diane Buscemi, The Loss of a Sister and Honoring Her Name

Reagan Pasternak is a Canadian born actress from Toronto, Canada. She's the youngest of four siblings, with two sisters and one brother. She has starred in numerous TV shows and films including MTV's Jailbait, Hallmark's A Christmas Visitor, Welcome To Mooseport, CSI Las Vegas, Girl Meets World, Master's Of Sex, and was a lead in the critically acclaimed dramedy series Being Erica.

After losing her beloved Griffin, her grief led her to writing the book "Griffin's Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies".  Part book, part journal, part keepsake, it's a book that every pet owner should own. 

Amy and I have been wanting to do this episode for some time now. It safe to say Covid-19 and the pandemic changed the face of education for anyone and everyone on all sides of education system. Teachers, parents, administration, janitorial, nutrition, students, parents, siblings, relatives, employers, it touched EVERYONE.  Ian Demory, was brave enough to tell his story in the latest episode of How I Grieve. 

How do you grieve for someone you never met.  How do you grieve for your one miscarriage when you hear stories of other women who have had multiples.  There are so many things that make miscarriage unique, and in this episode, Joni McNeal shares her story. 

In this episode of "How I Grieve", Amy and I talk with Jacquelyn, a Wichita Mom who endured sudden loss and grief 3 times, but it didn't stop her from teaching her kids about it and then involving them in the "Color The World Project" to help make the world just a bit brighter. 

Grieving the loss of a pet

A blind musician plays through his grief

One Woman's Strength

Transparent grief

In this episode of How I Grieve, we talk with lead pastor of College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita - Jill Sander-Chali. She helps us navigate grief and the questions we have for God. We also talk about grief heading into Ash Wednesday and Lent.  Find College Hill UMC on Facebook