How Men Grieve

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The "How Men Grieve" podcast is designed to have an open discussion and provide a mans perspective on coping and healing after a loss. Join us as we share our experiences we've had surrounding our loss, as well as interviews with people involved in the process of coping and healing.

Kay, Andrew, Aaron

  • Dec 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 50m AVG DURATION
  • 42 EPISODES


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Episode # 39 Amanda and her son Connor share thier story of becomming a donor family

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 36:36


Amanda and her son Connor are advocates within thier community, but also share thier story of how they became a donor family.

Episode # 38 Christy Nachtrieb shares her story of recieving an organ transplant

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 50:33


In this episode Christy Nachtrieb is a wife, mother, and organ donation advocate. She shares her story of the lifesaving liver transplant she recieved on Feb 08 2019.

Episode # 36 Brit Ort talking through the loss of her father

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 60:08


Britt shares with us her special relationship with her father, then her life after losing him to a heart attack.

Episode # 37 Chloe Rogers talks about how her life was after her brother dying.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 56:13


Chloe shares her unique perspective on her loss of her brother Nicholas.

Episode # 35 Daniel Potter Talks about Being Adopted

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 32:21


Daniel Potter is one of the hosts of the Cantrip Cantina podcast. He joins us to discuss him being adopted.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwQDiyVqrhI25Zy6c4G7FwThe Cantrip Cantina (An actual play D&D podcast for every race and class) is a weekly podcast that tells the story of an elite team of heroes in a homebrew D&D world.https://www.thecantripcantina.com/

Episode # 34 Ish Skipping a week due to illness

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 2:45


Episode # 33 Donna Cordes talks about the loss of her son

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 69:09


Donnna Cordes is the sister to the host Kay Rogers. They both have a conversation on the losses they both have felt from each of them losing a son.

Episode #32 Lisa Dodson Discusses the loss of her husband and life afterwards.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 76:43


Lisa Dodson is the community liason for the Gift of Hope. She has been the driving force in developing the Life Saving Leaders group, along with the Peoria Advocate Group. Lisa not only is a employee of the Gift of Hope, but she is a donor family member as well.

Episode # 31 Kraig Kotter and Suzie Sturm share thier story about having the same donor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 96:22


Kraig Kotter and Suzie Sturn share thier story of becomming organ recipeints, but also a special twist how they found they both have the same donor. Suzie and Kraig are both ambassadors for the Gift of Hope organ and tissue donation. Suzie is the lead ambassador for the Peoria area advocate group and has driven amazing growth.Please register to be an organ donor:www.Giftof hope.orgcyberdriveillinois.comOr at the Illinois Secretary of States Office

Episode # 30 Niki Duckworth dicussing losing her baby before birth

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 85:43


Niki shares her story of her illness that led to her finding out she was pregnant, then losing the baby before birth. Please take a look at the charities Niki supports:https://www.milkbankwgl.org/donate-milk/Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes saves tiny lives by collecting, pasteurizing, and dispensing donor human milk to premature babies and pediatric patients. As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, we are proud to serve over 50 hospitals and hundreds of families throughout Wisconsin and Illinois.Pop You Gourmet Popcorn & More facebook page.www.themotherpopper.com

Episode # 29 A discussion with my wife of the loss we have expierienced together

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 50:57


We dicuss losing our son, parents in a matter of 8 years. We talk through the lessons it has taught us, and that its ok to keep living and smiling.

Episode # 28 Angela Knowles talks about losing her son

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 71:15


In this episode Angela walks us through her journey of child loss, and how her life turned upside down as a result.

Episode # 27 Krista Gresham discussing the battle with cancer her daughter and her fought through

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 52:08


In this episode Krista shares with us her story of her daughter battling leukemia. The support they received. The strength it took, and how important of a role St. Jude played in her daughters recovery.

Episode # 26 Blake Scribner talks through his brachial plexus injury at birth.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 29:34


Blake explains what a Brachial Plexus injury is, how doctors have treated the injury, and the modifications he has made throughout his life.

Episode # 25 Kelvin Martin talks about recieving his life saving heart transplant

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 52:41


Kelvin shares with us his story of how his health suffered leading to a heart transplant. Take a listen as Kelvin shares his story, receiving the heart, and the work he does afterwards as a DJ.Check out Kelvins music at:Instagram: @dj_flash357Facebook: Facebook.com/dj_flash357Twitter: @djflash357Periscope: @djflash357

Episode # 24 Heather Hayes shares her story of child abuse part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 52:48


Heather walks s through her life of abuse beginning as a baby of 3 years, finally ending when she was 16.

Episode # 24 Heather Hayes shares her story of child abuse part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 49:53


Heather walks us through her life of abuse beginning as a baby of 3 years, finally ending when she was 16.

Episode#23 Brent Rassi discusses childhood cancer and St.Jude.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 70:48


Brent Rassi is a childhood cancer survivor and he shares his story with us and talks how he innovates fund raising to continue to support St. Jude.

Episode #22 Nikki Osko joins the show and walks us to what took her to foster parenting

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 74:15


Nikki Osko shares with us her path to foster parenting and what's life like now.

Episode # 21 Jill Litvak joins the show and discusses losing her husband

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 68:13


In this episode we are joined by Jill Litvak who walks us through the journey of losing her husband, the process of healing, and finding the way to continue to live a meaningful life.

Episode # 20 Pat Newbury joins the show and talks about the loss of his son to suicide.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 56:37


During this episode Pat Newbury shares with us the story of losing his son to suicide, and living life afterwards.

Episode#19 Chad Belville and hois story fighting for shared custody of his son

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 51:31


In this episode we talk to Chad Belville who has had to spend more than a year getting fair time with his son.

Episode #18 Keith Rogers and His Low Vision Diagnosis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 36:53


In this episode we interview Keith Rogers regarding his lifelong diagnosis of low vision and the impact its had on his life.

Episode #17 April is Organ Donation Month

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 52:43


In this episode we help kick off Organ Donation month. We have a great conversation with Michelle Reef, who works for the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network.Please take a few minutes and visit www.giftofhope.org and register to become a donor.

Episode #16 Nick Eertmood talking about the loss of his father

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 72:01


In this episode we discuss with Nick, how he worked through the loss of his father and the impact it has had on his life.

Episode#15 Sudden Death vs. Expected Death

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 65:41


In this episode we compare and contrast the difference in grief between Sudden Death vs. Expected death

Episode #14 Greg Rogers and Losing his wife

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 43:06


In this episode we interview my brother about his recent loss of his wife.

Episode # 13 Organ Donation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 43:30


In this episode we talk through the decision we made to donate Nicholas's organs but also the journey afterwards.

Episode #12 Analyzing the article about mens grief

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 49:56


In this episode Andrew and Kay discuss whether or not the article reviewing men's grief hits home or not.

Episode #11 Holiday Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 52:43


In this episode we review the Christmas video from the 2009 Christmas, this is the last Christmas we had with Nicholas. Please Check out the YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/7LvhLIOdNVQ

Episode #10 Talking throught the loss of divorce

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 42:01


Here we talk with our special guest mike Nelson on the different emotions he experienced from each of his 4 divorces. He talks through the difference in intensity of the emotions and the loss from each.

Episode #9 The different grief from the loss of a father and a sibling

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 44:04


In this episode we feature our special guest Scott Reliford. We have an open and emotional conversation about the loss of his younger brother, and his father years earlier. Its an honest conversation regarding the different and individual feelings of grief from both losses.

Episode #8 From a Womans Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 42:11


In this episode we invite Pam Rogers, the host Kay Rogers wife, and the mother to co-host Aaron Adams and Step-Mother of Co-Host Andrew Rogers. Pam provides us some insight into how she viewed our grieving.

Episode #7 Life advice from my grandson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 13:01


Having a chat with my grandson learning how he helps people not be sad, or how he makes himself not feel sad.

Episode #6 Goofing Around

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 25:45


Just a loose, fun episode to talk through the previous episodes and to share our thoughts so far, and a little goofing around.

Episode #5 Walking Down Memory Lane

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 19:59


In this episode we read the favorite memories of Nicholas we asked family and friends to share with us .

Episode # 4 Broadening

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 62:34


In this episode we bring in Mardy Johnson, Nicholas's step-dad, and we explore the events of Nicks death from his view.

Episode #3 The Hard Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 70:47


In this episode we discuss Aarons and Andrews emotional state and how they coped in the years to follow

Episode #2 Going Deeper

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 79:20


We pick back up where we left off, and take this episode to talk more in detail of our experience in the hospital..

Episode #1 Lets Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 74:28


This is the inaugural episode of "How Men Grieve". In this episode we share our personal journey which brought us to the conclusion that men's grief needs talked about. Please enjoy and provide any feedback. Want to talk about it with us? Join our Facebook page and Instagram page follow the links below.https://www.facebook.com/Howmengrieve/https://www.instagram.com/howmengrieve/If you have any questions for us or want to share your own personal stories, send us an email at:Howmengrieve@Gmail.comDon't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes.Thanks for listeningYour HostsKay, Andrew and Aaron

Preview #2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 0:30


Previewing the podcast scheduled for October 7th release

How Men Grieve Trailer 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 0:28


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