Ep. 22: Grief And Becoming a Parent - An Interview With What's Your Grief
Eleanor and Litsa from What’s Your Grief join us as special guests to talk about becoming a parent when you’re grieving the death of your own parent or sibling. Listen in for suggestions on how to help your children build a relationship with the memory of the person who died and ways to make time for your own grief and self-care. Resources for talking with children and teens about death: http://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-child/ http://www.tdcbookstore.org http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/supporting-a-grieving-child/ http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/supporting-a-grieving-teen/ Article mentioned by Eleanor: http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/05/mother_s_day_gift_the_value_of_writing_letters_to_your_children_while_you.html Book mentioned by Litsa: The Disappearance is a memoir by Genevieve Jurgensen whose two young daughters were killed in a car crash. She seeks ways to help her other children, who were born after the crash, to know and feel connected to their sisters.
