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.