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EPISODE · Mar 11, 2025 · 43 MIN

When You're Grieving Your Child

from When Grief Comes Home · host Erin Leigh Nelson, Colleen Montague LMFT, and Brad Quillen

Welcome to the When Grief Comes Home podcast. We're glad you're here. This podcast supports parents who are grieving a spouse, partner, or child while helping their children who are living through the loss of a parent or sibling. With personal grief stories and professional guidance, we offer parents practical tips for supporting their child who is grieving while caring for their own grief. In this episode, Brad, Colleen, and Erin talk about grieving a child and the many ways a family changes after the death. Partner relationships shift as each person finds their own way to heal. Sibling dynamics change as each child's role in the family is reshaped. Future milestones are grieved as families face the loss of what will never be.The loss of a child is a loss of a piece of yourself. Today, we discuss the importance of honoring your own grief while embracing the differences in how each family member mourns. We also explore the nuances of grief and mourning, emphasizing the need for expression and companionship during the healing process. Please subscribe to the When Grief Comes Home podcast and leave us a review. The more stars, reviews, and downloads the show receives, the more parents and families in grief can find support.  Order the book When Grief Comes Home https://a.co/d/ijaiP5LSend us Fan MailFor more information on Jessica’s House or for additional resources, please go to jessicashouse.org 

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Welcome to the When Grief Comes Home podcast. We're glad you're here. This podcast supports parents who are grieving a spouse, partner, or child while helping their children who are living through the loss of a parent or sibling. With personal grief stories and professional guidance, we offer parents practical tips for supporting their child who is grieving while caring for their own grief. In this episode, Brad, Colleen, and Erin talk about grieving a child and the many ways a family c...

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