Podcast
Grief in Brief
Hosted by Ken Barringer · EN
Grief in Brief is a podcast hosted by Ken Barringer, LMHC a mental health counselor with a specialty in grief and loss. In each episode you will hear a conversation with an someone sharing a deeply personal story about their loss, or an expert discussing ways to manage the intense feelings and emotions that can accompany grief and loss, or a talk with a professional working in an area where we may not think of loss. Most episodes are between 15 – 20 minutes in length. There is also great irony in the title as Grief is NOT Brief. In fact, it's a marathon in a world that loves sprints!
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EP 86: What's Your Grief? with Litsa Williams
Jun 1100:20:41Tap to summarizeLitsa is the Program Director and Co-founder of What's Your Grief?. WYG is an online support and resource for all things grief. WYG has an emphasis on the unique experience and relationship we all have with loss. By sharing, exploring, and expressing we find that what is most personal applies to all. Further, they accentuate the benefit of community and the need for psychoeducation to compliment the compassion we all need for healing. Whether you are a griever, professional or someone supporting a griever WYG can be a home base. In this episode, Ken and Litsa discuss how What's Your Grief? came to be. Further, they discuss the need for continual education as we are all touched by loss. https://whatsyourgrief.com/ Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
Transcribe →EP 85: Sibling Loss and the Forgotten Grievers with Annie Sklaver Orensteinn (A re-broadcast)
May 2900:18:41Tap to summarizeThe grief market may have a number of resources, guides and/or supports for the death of a spouse or parent. What about when your sibling dies? There are scant if any resources available. Annie discovered this after her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. In fact, much of what is available is how siblings can care for their grieving parent. Feedback, that can be minimizing, is what siblings need to do, not how they feel. The lack of understanding and attention to sibling loss inspired Annie to write her book; Always A Sibling; the Forgotten Mourners Guide to Grief. For anyone who has lost a sibling this book is a valuable resource. Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
Transcribe →EP 84: A reluctant father and navigating intense loss with Charles Bock (A re-broadcast)
May 2900:29:16Tap to summarizeCharles' new book is titled I Will Do Better; a Father's memoir of heartbreak, parenting and love. This unflinching memoir comes from the heart and goes right to the heart as six months into parenting his daughter (Lily) his wife and life partner Diana was diagnosed with cancer. Cancer took Diana's life three days before Lily turned 3. Finding himself a widower his process begins of learning to parent while grieving. With a delicate, yet forceful blend of acknowledging pain and inserting humor Charles discusses this undertaking, and the book, with Ken. Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
Transcribe →EP 83: Us, After; A Memoir of Love and Suicide with Rachel Zimmerman
May 14, 202500:22:24Tap to summarizeThis is the title of Rachel's book in which she writes of the life with her husband and family before and after his death by suicide. She called upon her skills as a journalist to see where there is a story, dig deep and write it. Rachel has done just that in this poignant memoir. How does she take the first steps after the sudden and traumatic death of her husband while raising two young children? In this episode Rachel talks of the benefits of community, asking for help and using her available resources to move forward. She further discusses the beneficial need to keep her children in their routines and patterns which can be so grounding. With an emphasis on growth, positivity and hope Rachel book will be resonant with anyone who has lost someone. https://www.rachelzimmerman.net/ Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
Transcribe →EP 82: A Discussion of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma and Healing with Serena Cardoso, PhD, LMHC
Apr 30, 202500:19:35Tap to summarizeThese terms and concepts are part of our vernacular but what do they mean and what do they look like? Further, we know that things like identity, language, and stories can get lost from generation to generation. However, they may also hold some of the roots to healing. We can learn and heal from our past and how our ancestors lived. How do we navigate and shift from post traumatic stress to post traumatic growth? In this lively discussion, Ken and Serena discuss these critical concepts.
Transcribe →EP 81: A Lifetime of Bereavement Education with Deborah Rivlin
Apr 16, 202500:22:18Tap to summarizeIn this episode Ken sits with one of his first grief educators to discuss her remarkable career working in the field of grief and bereavement. Deborah's work spans decades and venues – hospitals, cancer units, the Good Grief program, 911 consultations, independent bereavement programs. What has stayed consistent through the years and locations is this: How do we talk about it? How do we help children and adults feel empowered and confident that they can manage? How do we educate communities, organizations, and the culture at large to use language that engages, acknowledges, and affirms those who are grieving? Ken and Deborah talk about the use of language and how the words we use can lead to building confidence.
Transcribe →EP 80: Turning Grief into Action, The Building of Zach's Bridge with Jon and Jenn Wall
Apr 2, 202500:18:35Tap to summarizeZach was 16 when he died of Osteosarcoma. Zach loved life, lived it to its fullest and the diagnosis left the Walls facing "pre-bereavement". Pre-bereavement encompasses three things; 1. Anticipatory grief, these are feelings of grief and loss we may come to experience. 2. We change in relation to the loss. How we look at all things will be different now. 3. Using our limited time between diagnosis and death in ways that matter. As a way to honor their son and carry his loss forward with them, the Wall's developed Zach's Bridge. Zach's Bridge helps ease the journey by providing 1:1 peer support for advanced and bereaved pediatric cancer parents and caregivers. This kind of support delivered from those who have walked those tragic steps can give a family comfort and time to focus on what truly matters. https://www.zachsbridge.org/
Transcribe →EP 79: Friends Missing Friends: A Declaration for Disenfranchised Grievers with Hannah Rumsey
Mar 19, 202500:16:04Tap to summarizeWhen Hannah's best friend died unexpectedly, she looked for help. Friends, family, mental health professionals could only go so far. She started an exhaustive search for friend loss support and found……nothing. Friend grief, like all grief, is a lifelong process yet there are scant resources for those who truly understand the impact of losing a trusted friend. Friend loss is neither family or romantic loss and thus isn't always given the same level of attention and understanding that blood or partner loss does. After getting repeated messages (from herself) to do something and raise awareness about friend loss Hannah started the Friends Missing Friends podcast. This community of grievers now has a home. https://www.friendsmissingfriends.com/ Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
Transcribe →EP 78: Life Books: Storytelling and the Preservation of Memories with Matt Jacobson
Mar 5, 202500:22:16Tap to summarizeWhen Matt's father died his world turned upside down. He was thrust into taking over the family business while grieving the loss. He was also concerned about preserving the memory of his father and learning from others through their experience of his father. All the while trying to keep him present through the story telling. What was launched from this desire was Life Books. Everyone's story is worth telling and worth sharing. The fear of not sharing is that over time the memories will fade. Matt discusses his passion and purpose behind starting Life Books. https://lifebooks.io/ Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
Transcribe →EP 77: Companion Animal End of Life Doula with Niki Vettel
Feb 19, 202500:20:40Tap to summarizeOur respect, appreciation and understanding that pets are part of our family, life and social network has always been known. However, our actions did not always show this. Many of us have heard some version of, "Sorry, your dog died…. are you going to get another one?" as if pets are merely commodities. Niki brings grace, dignity and respect to end of life care for animals - just as we would humans. The vital role of an end of life doula is something to become aware of. Niki highlights the valuable position doulas play at such a difficult time for pet owners. Enjoy this episode? Please give us a 5-star rating and share with someone who could benefit. Thanks for helping us get the show to more people who need it! Follow Ken on Instagram HERE Download Ken's free PDF, "What to say when you don't know what to say" HERE
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