Grief Out Loud

Grief Out Loud

Remember the last time you tried to talk about grief and suddenly everyone left the room? Grief Out Loud is opening up this often avoided conversation because grief is hard enough without having to go through it alone. We bring you a mix of personal stories, tips for supporting children, teens, and yourself, and interviews with bereavement professionals. Platitude and cliché-free, we promise! Grief Out Loud is hosted by Jana DeCristofaro and produced by The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families in Portland, Oregon.

Episodes

March 5, 2026 41 mins

What does grief look like when you lose your wife, two daughters, your home, and nearly everything

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In this episode of Grief Out Loud, 

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When Matt Fogelson's father died of lung cancer during his senior year of college, he turned to music to express what words 

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When Christina Babich's partn...

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In this episode of Grief Out Loud, we talk with Adell Coleman about her mother who was killed when Adell was just 24 years old. Adell reflects on the closeness of their relationship and how her mom's death radically shifted her sense of safety in the world. She sha...

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What if grief isn't a journey for us to eventually finish, but...

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In the fall of 2023, Mackenzie Galloway-Cole was living out her rom-com-worthy love story with her wife Megan in New York City. Then, on an ordinary night in November, Megan collapsed and died a few hours later from a sudden cardiac event. In the aftermath, Mackenzie had to find her way in this newly shattered world without Megan, her anchor and biggest cheerleader. 

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It's our annual holiday episode, this time with Dougy Center Executive Director

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When Kyndal Parks' grandfather died on  Read more

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When Hilary was 18, her oldest sister, Kelly, died from a rare cancer called DSRCT (desmoplastic small round cell tumor). In the same year, Hilary left for

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November 14, 2025 45 mins

When Cassie arrived at Dougy Center for her first peer grief support group for young adults after her dad died, she sat in the parking lot wondering if she could even walk ...

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November 4, 2025 46 mins

When you're grieving, "Take care of yourself, Read more

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When Leena Magdi's younger brother, Hamoodi, was killed, her world shifted entirely. In her debut book Mourning Air

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When someone you know dies suddenly, everything changes in an in...

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When Tiriq Rashad, artist, poet, and performer, sits down to write, he's Read more

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When Tyler Feder was 19, her mom died of cancer, an experience she captured years later in her bestselling graphic memoir Dancing at the Pity Party

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In 1986, when Kristine S. Ervin was eight years old, her mother was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in Oklahoma. Decades later, Kristine tells her story in Rabbit Heart - A Mother's Murder, A Daughter's Story, a memoir weaves together her fragmented childhood memories, growing up with grief, and then as an adult, reckoning with the painful details of her mother's death. The course of th...

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When someone dies, the story is often one of sadness, longing, and loss. But what happens when the person who died was...

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How do we move from seeing grief as something to fix or overcome, to understanding it as a lifelong companion and guide? In this conversation with Rev. Dr. Jamie Eaddy CT, CTP - educat...

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