EPISODE 6:
Getting to Know Our Grief
It seems like grief is everywhere these days, but how much do we really know it? In this episode, Dr. King describes ways that people commonly experience grief and tips for noticing when it might be turning into something problematic. She also shares about both traumatic grief and anticipatory grief.
Grief Resources:
Dealing with Traumatic Bereavement, PDF (Belfast Trust) - Truly excellent book-length PDF with tips for people at all stages of life
Elizabeth Kubler Ross Foundation - videos and more from a master scholar and clinician (I assign this one in all my end-of-life classes)
Center for Complicated Grief, information and PDF help guides (Columbia University)
The Grieving Person's Bill of Rights, PDF (Willamette University)
Grief Bibliography, PDF (Hampshire College)
The Dougy Center, National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Hospice Foundation of America, Grief Support and Resources (including COVID-19 related free webinars)
The Samaritans Grief Support Resources (national and Massachusetts specific resources)
Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for Mental Health Providers, PDF (National Childhood Traumatic Stress Network)
About Your Host
Katherine King, PsyD is a licensed psychologist practicing in Massachusetts. She is also an assistant professor in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at William James College where she teaches ethics, clinical seminars, and courses in her specialty area of geropsychology. Dr. King has been a meditation practitioner for over 20 years and has past experience as a massage therapist and yoga teacher.
