In this episode, Dana Daugherty invites her guest, Deborah Osborne, to share how her grief transformed at the peak of the uprisings in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. Deborah is a counselor and counselor educator who has a passion for social responsibility and collective action. She discusses the difficulty in processing her grief surrounding the loss of her parents when she was young. She also shares how the social movements, activism, and nationwide protests against police brutality and violence in the US gave voice to her own pain and allowed her to process her grief. In this conversation she discusses her experience with individual and collective harm and how that can inform how we care for other people, what are politics look like big and little, and how we can steward care and healing as a community.

Connect with Deborah through her website: https://bit.ly/counselingdiversepops where there is an extensive book, article, podcasts, and visual artists list and more that is periodically updated to further educate yourself on these topics

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In this episode, host Dana Daugherty explores how grief impacts our mind and bodies and how movement can be a beautiful instrument for healing and processing our grief. She invites Jen Bunder—entrepreneur and founder of Seattle cycling studio, be here now—to expand on her personal experience with grief and the loss of her mother. She explores ways to build and heal in authentic community in Seattle's fitness spaces. Jen pivoted careers from an operating room nurse to a psychology grad student to working in the health and fitness space. She especially found that fitness and movement spaces supported her through various seasons of life and career transitions. This has allowed Jen to create and foster genuine community where grief, joy, and all the feelings in between can be expressed and healing can be a possibility.

Connect with Jen on IG @itsabunderfullife and

See what the the be here now community is up to @beherenow.seattle

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Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode reflects personal stories and opinions only. The views shared by podcast guests are not reflective of the host's. This podcast does not constitute therapy. The information shared here does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, and those seeking medical advice should consult with their licensed treating provider.

In this episode, host Dana Daugherty explores grief, healing, and neurodivergence with her guest, Chris Hooten. Chris is a neurodivergent, intersex, and gender-expansive Trainer, Coach, and Strategist who works on workplace neurodivergence. Chris discusses neurodivergence as a framework that is people-centered, opens up the dialogue that is more affirming, and explores how neurodivergence and intergenerational trauma have impacted their own grieving and healing process.

Connect with Chris at their website: www.chrishootenconsulting.com and on LinkedIn

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Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode reflects personal stories and opinions only. The views shared by podcast guests are not reflective of the host's. This podcast does not constitute therapy. The information shared here does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, and those seeking medical advice should consult with their licensed treating provider.

In this episode, host Dana Daugherty invites her guest, Hanna du Plessis, to share her experience with being diagnosed in her 40s with ALS and the grief associated with grappling with terminal illness. Hanna’s friend and neighbor, lizzie anderson, who is part of her care team, also joins for this episode to support and share some perspective as a caregiver. Hanna shares how sudden illness forced her to process and grieve her own mortality and how art, writing, and community care have allowed her to express her grief and to begin to experience emotional healing.

You can connect with Hanna through her website: https://okaythen.net/hanna/

To read Hanna’s writing visit: https://okaythen.net/hanna/hanna-writing/

For updates on Hanna’s journey: https://okaythen.net/hanna/hanna-updates/

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In this episode, host Dana Daugherty invites her first guest, Ciera Marie Young, to discuss delayed grief. For Ciera, delayed grief meant fully experiencing her feelings of loss almost a decade later. 2020 was the year Ciera began to explore her own grief and ways to heal. You'll hear how Ciera's identities shifted and strengthened as she allowed herself to begin to process her grief and growing her healing practices.

Ciera's DEI Consulting business is The Do Better Project LLC.

You can contact Ciera at: thedobetterprojectllc@gmail.com or connect on Linked in at: linkedin.com/in/ciyoung

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