This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Dogs and the Dead: with cadaver search dog expert Cat Warren You’ve probably seen it – dramatizations of search dogs, running through the woods, noses to the ground, looking for a missing person, or for human remains. We’ve got a weird fascination with this stuff in the…
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You can’t keep everybody safe with author Mary Laura Philpott
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: You can’t keep everybody safe with author Mary Laura Philpott If you’ve been worried about bad things happening to the people you love, is it possible that an actual bad thing might bring temporary relief? Obviously, the answer is “no not really,” but in this conversation with…
Neurodivergence & Being Seen, Not Shamed with Lauren Ober, host of “The Loudest Girl in the World”
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Neurodivergence & Being Seen, Not Shamed with Lauren Ober, host of “The Loudest Girl in the World” Look, life is weird and difficult. Social situations are hard to navigate. The world is too loud or too scratchy. You’re too loud or too bright or just “too much.”…
How do you help a grieving friend during the holidays? 10 tips to help you help someone you love.
Grief is hard any time of year, but the holidays can feel particularly brutal. Grieving people would love your help and support this holiday season. Here are some ways you might help. If you’re grieving and you’d like some help educating friends and family on the best ways to support you, this list is for…
Top Gifts for Grieving People
What’s the best gift for someone who’s going through a hard time? Everybody knows someone who’s grieving this holiday season. From the little every day losses of routine and normalcy, to the big losses like the death of someone you love, grief is everywhere. While you can’t take someone’s pain away, a thoughtful gift is…
How can you help a grieving friend during the holidays?
Grief is hard any time of year, but the holiday season can feel particularly brutal. If you’re trying to support someone you love, this comic is for you. And if you’d like some help educating friends and family on the best ways to support you, this comic is for you, too. Illustrator Brittany Bilyeu and…
Untangled: Suffering & The 8-Fold Path with Koshin Paley Ellison
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Untangled: Suffering & The 8-Fold Path with Koshin Paley Ellison If you look at social media with its reliance on meme-based psychology, you’d think that the Buddhist approach to life is to not let things get to you – that the true spiritual path helps you…
Wondering how to survive the holidays? 10 tips to make the holiday season gentler for yourself.
It starts earlier every year it seems. Holiday decorations hit the shelves even before Halloween has come and gone. As though you need more reminders that the holidays are coming. Looming. This time of year adds an extra measure of pain to people already bearing more than they can, more than they should ever have…