It’s Memorial Day weekend in the States. Of course, the actual meaning of the Memorial Day holiday is rooted in grief: it’s meant as a special time to remember those who have died in service to their country, or died after service to their country. It should be (or could be) a time to talk…
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Is the pandemic over? (spoiler: not even close)
Is the pandemic over? (spoiler: not even close) In the US, the number of people who have died from COVID-19 is about to officially surpass 1 million. (when you take under-reporting into consideration, the numbers are much higher) While Covid-related health & safety protocols have been dropped in most places – and there’s even talk…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: We need to talk about HOW we talk about mental health
So May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and y’all know how I feel about these arbitrary “pay attention to it now, forget it tomorrow” events. HOWEVER. Open, direct conversations about mental and emotional health are important. They’re necessary. But if all these “we need to talk about mental health” campaigns don’t also focus on *HOW*…
Grief by any other name: looking back to look ahead
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Grief by any other name: looking back to look ahead Episode 20! We made it to the end of season one! This week, a conversation with co-producer Tanya Juhasz on our favorite moments of season one, and why it’s so hard to get people to listen to…
Palliative care is for everyone (yeah, even YOU) with guest, trauma surgeon Dr. Red Hoffman
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Palliative care is for everyone (yeah, even YOU) with guest, trauma surgeon Dr. Red Hoffman Wait, isn’t palliative care something hospice does before somebody dies? Well, yes, but that’s just part of the story: palliative care covers a whole lot of health conditions, even temporary medical health…
Easter & Grief: it’s an inescapable connection
Even if you aren’t a religious person, or adhere to any particular faith, you can’t really escape the whole Easter thing. Our culture is kind of steeped in religious imagery, so these big days on the religious calendar affect you whether or not they align with your personal worldview. The language of death and resurrection…
Shouldn’t you be used to that by now? Human feelings + workplace loss
This week on Here After with Megan Devine: Shouldn’t you be used to that by now? Human feelings + workplace loss If you work in an industry where loss is all around you, do you ever get used to it? Should you get used to it? Is there any way TO get used to…
Upcoming Clinical Training! Grief Summit 2022 – April 28th and 29th
Live 2-day Free Training: Grief Summit 2022 Counseling and Treatment Tools for the Changing Face of Grief and Loss April 28th and 29th from 9am – 4:40pm CDT Upcoming clinical training alert! Grief Summit 2022 is a live 2-day FREE Training taking place on April 28th and 29th from 9AM to 4:40PM CDT. …