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Grief Out Loud

The Dougy Center

Health & Fitness

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 323

Remember the last time you tried to talk about grief and suddenly everyone left the room? Grief Out Loud is opening up this often avoided conversation because grief is hard enough without having to go through it alone. We bring you a mix of personal stories, tips for supporting children, teens, and yourself, and interviews with bereavement professionals. Platitude and cliché-free, we promise! Grief Out Loud is hosted by Jana DeCristofaro and produced by The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families in Portland, Oregon.

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🇨🇦 Canada - mentalHealth
30/04/2025
#84
🇨🇦 Canada - mentalHealth
27/12/2024
#84
🇨🇦 Canada - mentalHealth
13/12/2024
#94
🇨🇦 Canada - mentalHealth
20/11/2024
#99
🇨🇦 Canada - mentalHealth
18/09/2024
#94

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https://www.newyorklife.com/foundation
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https://www.dougy.org/
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https://storycorps.org/discover/road-to-resilience/
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https://www.instagram.com/queergriefclub
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https://www.instagram.com/canadalauren
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https://www.instagram.com/meghan.riordan.jarvis
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/2032852766832910
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https://www.facebook.com/thedougycenter/
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/dealingwithmygrief/
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Building A World Worth Living In - Trends In Suicide Prevention & Postvention

Episode 298

Friday, September 6, 2024 • Duration 01:01:01

It might be better to ask Canada Taylor what she doesn't do in the realm of suicide prevention, postvention, and grief support rather than what she does because she seems to do just about everything and anything. This is part two of our conversation with her, so if you missed the first, Ep. 297: Honoring A Great Love, be sure to listen. In this episode, we talk about the holistic approach she takes to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. An approach that focuses on building a world worth living in. A world where youth - and people of any age - have their basic needs met and can access safety, community, and true belonging.

We discuss:

Some of the professional roles Canada holds
What is different for grief professionals and educators when the topic of suicide arises
The changing landscape of suicide prevention & postvention
How systems and institutions can create barriers to more humane and effective interventions
What we still don't know when it comes to suicide
How stigma, shame, and isolation contribute to suicide - and the harm they cause for those left behind
Risk factors for youth suicide, especially for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ youth
Protective factors like belonging, safety, and community
Why cultural & community specific prevention & intervention strategies are necessary
What the headlines get wrong about youth suicide
The pockets of hope Canada's come across in the field

Since 2005 Canada Taylor has worked in behavioral health care serving youth and adults, with a focus in deathcare and helping families navigate grief, loss, and trauma amidst crisis. Relational, restorative, and transformative approaches are key underpinnings to Canada’s holistic, integrative philosophy to creating change and healing for all. Currently she is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator and Postvention Response Lead for the Multnomah County Health Department. Canada was honored with the Trillium Health Mental Health Hero award in 2021 and Multnomah County's Committee Choice Award in 2024 for her work in grief and suicide prevention. Grounding spaces in humor, authenticity, and vulnerability are essential to Canada’s professional and personal life, and especially her work in suicide prevention.

Organizations we reference:

School Crisis Recovery & Renewal Network (SCRR)

SAMSHA Black Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition

National Suicide Prevention Month

If you are someone you know is struggling, please reach out

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988

Trans Lifeline: 877.565.8860

YouthLine: 877.968.8491

BlackLine: 800.604.5841

LGBTQ National Hotline: 888.843.4564

The Trevor Project: 866.488.7386

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Honoring A Great Love - Canada Taylor

Episode 297

Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 55:12

Twelve years ago today - August 30th - Canada Taylor was having an amazing night. She and her husband Rick were sitting outside, talking about life and work and dreams for the future - their future. Then everything changed. Rick had a medical event, and Canada became his first responder. Hours later, she became his widow. In the twelve years since, things continued to change. Canada's two sons grew up and grew into their grief. She changed the course of her career - moving from behavioral health to suicide prevention and grief justice. Throughout all these changes, Canada has found ways to honor who Rick was in this world and the love they share.

We discuss:

What Canada's husband saw in her that no one else did
The last day they spent together
Being a first responder for Rick & the trauma that brought
Supporting her two children
The challenge of finding culturally relevant grief support for her kids
How difficult it was to find skilled support for herself
A preview of how grief informs the work Canada does in the realm of suicide prevention & postvention
How Canada plans to honor the anniversary of Rick's death this year

Connect with Canada on IG @canadalauren and Linkedin

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The Intimacy Of Friendship - Lissa Soep & Other People's Words

Episode 288

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 • Duration 37:51

Have you ever heard someone’s voice in your head and suddenly you're transported to a time and place when you were with them? This phenomenon is what Lissa Soep explores in Other People’s Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End, her book about the intimacy of friendship and how words and language keep people with us, even after they die. After the deaths of her friends, Jonnie and Christine, Lissa found comfort in this idea of them living on through their words.

We discuss:

Lissa's friendships with Jonnie & Christine
Grieving a sudden death vs one from a long-term illness
The unique nature of friendships formed in our 20's
How Jonnie & Christine's come back to Lissa through their words
The Russian critic Mikhail Bahktain's concept of double voicing
What Lissa's learned about how to support others who are grieving

Lissa Soep is a senior editor for audio at Vox Media and special projects producer and senior scholar-in-residence at YR Media. She has a PhD from Stanford, where she first started writing about Bakhtin.

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Interviewing Grief - Caitlin Garvey & The Mourning Report

Episode 198

Friday, June 11, 2021 • Duration 35:39

Caitlin Garvey's mother died in June of 2008, the summer after Caitlin's freshman year of college. Many years later, Caitlin decided to interview a series of people closely tied to her mother's illness and end of life. Those interviews, interspersed with Caitlin's memories and reflections, were recently published as The Mourning Report. We talk with Caitlin about what it was like to go through those interviews, how her relationship with grief has changed over the years, and how the process of writing about her mother affected her and her grief.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please reach out. You can text HELLO to 741741 or call
1-800-273-8255 (24/7).

The Mourning Report
Caitlin's website
Follow Caitlin on Instagram and Facebook

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Grief Doesn't Stop When You Clock In - Supporting Employees In Grief

Episode 197

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 • Duration 38:33

Leslie Barber is back for another episode! When Leslie's husband Steve died of cancer, she had a lot to figure out. How to live without the love of her life, how to raise their daughter on her own, and how to manage working while grieving. Leslie's company, Grief Warrior, trains business leaders, managers, and human resource departments to become more grief inclusive.
Learn more about Grief Warrior.
Listen to Leslie's past interviews on Grief Out Loud - Ep. 128 When The Thought Doesn't Count & Ep. 139 Grief & COVID-19.
Explore Heartfelt, Leslie's new venture that creates tailored sympathy gifts for those in grief.

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Anger & Grief

Episode 196

Thursday, May 20, 2021 • Duration 28:05

Keyana was 9 when her dad died. He died of suicide, but at the time her mom just told her he was gone. Eventually Keyana learned the truth and wrestled with all the emotions that come with having a parent die - confusion, overwhelm, sadness, and most of all for Keyana - anger. Anger at her dad, her mom, and the circumstances. As an adult, Keyana realized she needed to learn more about this anger and find ways to express it that didn't cause harm to herself and her relationships.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out for help. You can call 1-800-273-8255 or text HELLO to 741741 - 24/7.

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When Grief Goes To Camp - Brie Overton

Episode 195

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 • Duration 30:23

Grief might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to summer camp, but there are thousands of children and teens who take their grief with them as they get to know bunkmates, play soccer, and make crafts. Experience Camps is one of many camps specifically for children and teens grieving the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. We talk with Brie Overton, Chief Clinical Officer for Experience Camps, about how she and her staff work to create connection and understanding for the children and teens who attend their camps across the country.

Learn more about Experience Camps.

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Widowed By COVID-19

Episode 194

Friday, April 30, 2021 • Duration 43:25

As of April 29th, 2021 over 3 million people across the globe have died of COVID-19, including 575,000 in the U.S. What gets lost in these numbers are the actual people who leave behind family and friends, grieving without access to the rituals and routines we've come to rely on when someone dies.
Sandra McGowan-Watts is a mother, a physician, and a widow. Her husband Steven died of COVID-19 on May 8th, 2020. She and their daughter have spent the past year trying to figure out how to live without a husband and father who did so much to support them.
Read more about Sandra's story in The New York Times, "The Other Half of My Soul - Widows of Covid-19 Bond over Sudden Loss."

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Superhero Grief - Dr. Jill A. Harrington

Episode 193

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 • Duration 30:52

Dr. Jill A. Harrington grew up surrounded by superheroes on television and in comic books and movies. As a parent and a professional, she turned to superheroes as a way to connect with her children and clients around loss, grief, and transformation.

She recently teamed up with Dr. Robert Neimeyer to publish Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss in an effort to bring superheroes into the limelight of grief support – offering a cross generational, cross-cultural way to help all of us become more grief informed.

Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss

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I Had A Brother Once - Adam Mansbach

Episode 192

Monday, April 12, 2021 • Duration 40:22

Just weeks before Adam Mansbach's wildly popular book, Go The F**K To Sleep, was published, his brother David died of suicide. In interview after interview promoting the book and talking about its success, Adam worried that someone would ask about his brother, would catch him off guard with a question about the grief that was raw and painful. In the years after David's death, Adam found himself writing about everything but that loss. Now, almost a decade after David's death, Adam's newest book, I Had A Brother Once, is a memoir in verse about David's life, death, and the confusing aftermath when someone dies of suicide.
Note: this episode contains some strong language.

Follow Adam on IG.
Sign up for one of his book events.
Learn more about his work.

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