July is National Bereaved Parents Awareness Month. Twice a week, we are re-releasing past podcast episodes honoring a variety of families and circumstances in their grief.

Trigger warning: this episode centers on infant loss and grief.

In this episode, we visit with grief counselor Becca Van Tassel about the challenging work of navigating grief after the loss of a baby. We explore why grief can be so painful, how it differs from depression, and practical ways families can support one another through mourning, including coping with guilt, honoring a child's memory, and helping siblings process loss. Grounded in Worden's Four Tasks of Mourning, this conversation offers compassionate guidance and hope for bereaved NICU families seeking to understand and move through their grief.

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Austin Center for Grief & Loss

Worden's Four Tasks of Mourning

Book: On Grief & Grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

Book: On Death & Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and Ira Byock

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Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles

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Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles

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