Speaking of Grief

Grief is a very personal journey that takes everyone on a different path. But perhaps some of the loneliest and most forgotten along the way are children. As parents struggle to deal with their own grief when a loss occurs in a family, children experience real grief too. And, this grief can be overlooked and misunderstood. Join this special episode dealing with children's grief with special guest Greg Adams, LCSW, ACSW, FT. He is Program Coordinator for the Center for Good Mourning and Staff Bereavement Support at Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH). Greg has worked at ACH in a variety of roles and areas, including pediatric oncology and palliative care, since 1991. He is an adjunct professor with the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and has been an active volunteer with community and professional organizations. He is also author of Adam Gets Back in the Game, a children's storybook about coping with grief and loss.

Being a caregiver for someone with a life-limiting illness presents many difficulties. When the patient is a physician who practices hospice care those difficulties are compounded. Join our hosts Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, and Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, as they have a candid conversation with author Jennifer O'Brien and what led to her book The Hospice Doctor's Widow: A Journal, where she shares her intimate caregiving and grief journey through collages and writings. Now Jennifer works to help caregivers feel supported while caring for others and taking care of themselves. She can be found online at https://www.hospicedrswidow.com.

 The journey through loss is difficult under any circumstances, but during the holidays it can be incredibly challenging. In this special episode of "Speaking of Grief," Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, along with bereavement specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock discuss in a candid manor the undue pressure those who are grieving may place upon themselves, as well as offer coping tools and methods for dealing with grief through the holidays.  

Part two of a special series that discusses in-depth the aspects of hospice care. Hosted by Arkansas Hospice Bereavement Specialist Jamie Boshears, with special guests Dr. Brian Bell, Chief Medical Officer for Arkansas Hospice, and Dr. Neil Wyatt, Associate Medical Director for Arkansas Hospice. 

Hosted by Arkansas Hospice Bereavement Specialist Jamie Boshears, with special guests  Dr. Brian Bell, Chief Medical Officer for Arkansas Hospice, and Dr. Neil Wyatt, Associate Medical Director for Arkansas Hospice. This is the first of a two-part series on the beneficiary role  of hospice care in the end-of-life journey. In this episode, the myths of what hospice care is and is not are addressed, the differences between hospice and palliative care, and stories of what lead these two doctors from other areas of healthcare into hospice and palliative care.  

Family, friends, even colleagues at work can unknowingly minimize the grief an individual is experiencing due to loss. Not allowing one to take their own grief journey can add additional pain to their experience and slow the healing process.Hosted by Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, along with Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, this episode helps bring to the surface the right ways - and the wrong ways - to interact with those around us who are grieving. 

Dealing with the loss of a child to addiction is an indescribably traumatic experience. In this episode, our guest, Doug Ballinger, shares about the loss of his son and how Arkansas Hospice's community-based grief support system has helped him on his grief journey.  Hosted by Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, this episode brings clarity and coping mechanisms for those experiencing this unique loss in the midst of a pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on us all. Those who are grieving and have suffered loss are no exception. As dealing with the “D” word, death, is avoided and denied in our society, the toll of social distancing and limitations placed on face-to-face contact between healthcare workers and those who are grieving has been exponentially compounded. Hosted by Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross, and Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock, this episode brings clarity and coping mechanisms to those coping with loss in the midst of this pandemic.

This premiere episode features a candid discussion by our hosts, Arkansas Hospice Director of Bereavement Services Barbara Ross and Bereavement Specialists Jamie Boshears and Simone Brock.  Understanding that it's ok to grieve in your own way, as well as dispelling the myths and misunderstanding our society places on those who are grieving  are unpacked by our hosts.