Earla Legault advocates for adult sibling grief peer support and using creativity to process grief. She co-wrote and illustrated the book Living With Sibling Grief: Imagining a Way Forward with her sibling grief buddy Monica Murphy. Earla is the 2024 recipient of The Compassionate Friends Karen Snepp Outstanding Sibling Award, given to those making significant contributions to fostering and furthering the philosophy of sibling programs. She currently co-hosts the monthly online Canada Sibling Sharing Circle, a peer grief support group for adult siblings. You can find more about Earla on Instagram @sibling.grief.buds or here

In this episode, we talk about her grief after the death of her sister, the importance of support for adult siblings, her new book, grief dreams she had of her sister and dad, and her niece’s grief dream.

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Lindsey Whissel Fenton is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, international speaker, and grief educator. In her current role as a senior producer and director at PBS/NPR affiliate WPSU, Lindsey focuses on projects related to grief, trauma, and mental health. She is the creator of Speaking Grief and its sister-initiative, Learning Grief, and serves on the board of directors for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG). Lindsey is the founder of Empathic Media, a company that works with clients from non-profit organizations to provide thoughtful and compelling content creation services. She’s also the creator, producer, and host of The Apologies Podcast. You can find more about Lindsey on Instagram @lindseywhisselfenton or at https://lindseywhisselfenton.com/

In this update episode we talk about her new losses since being on the show over 4 years ago (episode 168), including the death of her dog. We discussed her relationship with her dog, her grief, and her grief dreams. We also chatted about the Learning Grief website.

You can find more about Grief Dreams here:

Website – www.griefdreams.ca

Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams

Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group

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You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:

1) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves its online visibility.

2) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. I appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic.

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In this episode, I recap some of the dream conversations I had with guests in 2024.

You can find more about Grief Dreams here:

Website – www.griefdreams.ca Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group Looking for ways to support the podcast?

You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways: 1) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen to) and give a review. This improves our online visibility. 2) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. I appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic. 3) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support) https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast