Grief, Hope, and Healing with Patty Comeau- Simonson.

Angela welcomes Patty Comeau-Simonson, a peer grief specialist and bereavement professional supporting grieving individuals since 2007, with a thanatology certificate and author of Recipes for Healing: Writing Through Grief One Plate at a Time. Patty shares losing her husband David, finding purpose through hospice volunteer training about a year and a half later, volunteering nearly 12 years, then moving into bereavement work and further education. They discuss misconceptions that grief can be rushed, the need to do the work, how grief can resurface unexpectedly, and the value of rituals and a strong support system, including loss-specific support groups. Patty explains how cooking became a source of comfort and control during anticipatory grief and inspired her teaching memoir, and she emphasizes the importance of saying the deceased person’s name and inviting stories, sharing an example of a mother finally being asked to talk about her son.https://www.patticomeausimonson.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-comeau-simonson-6b465035/https://facebook.com/patti.comeau.simonson