Lane Pease's guest appearances

Lane Pease

The Widowed Parent Podcast

BJ Miller

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Keisha Blair

Lisa Damour

Stacy Francis

Jessica Lahey

Mary Robinson

Tembi Locke

Rebecca Soffer

Lisa Heffernan

Claire Bidwell Smith

Zibby Owens

Karen Millsap

Jenny Lisk

Vicki Jay

OwlTail

Nancy Kriseman

I had such a great discussion with Lane Pease Hendricks and Nancy Kriseman from Kate’s Club for this episode. Lane and Nancy have a brand new book for widowed parents and others who are raising grieving kids. They are with Kate’s Club, a leading grief program for kids and families, so they really know their stuff. I am so excited to bring you this discussion to kick off this year’s Children’s Grief Awareness Month. Some topics Lane and Nancy and I discuss include:  Myths and facts about grief; How different types of losses can sometimes lead to different types of grief reactions; The importance of being honest with kids, including some examples of language to use; That it’s ok for adults to show their feelings to their kids, and that it’s important to model that we can be both sad and that we can cope; The importance of finding a circle of support; Suggestions for talking with both teenagers and younger kids; The importance of not ‘parentifying’ teens; Why it’s important for parents to make room for their own grief; The need to reassure kids of all ages that their parent’s death is not their fault; Kids re-grieving as they grow and experience developmental milestones; and What it means to develop continuing bonds with our deceased loved ones.  I hope you enjoy my discussion with Lane Pease Hendricks and Nancy Kriseman. -=-=-=-=- Thank you sponsors &amp; partners: Audible - Get a FREE audiobook and 30-day free trial: www.audibletrial.com/widowedparent BetterHelp - Talk with a licensed, professional therapist online. Get 10% off your first month: betterhelp.com/widowedparent Blue Apron - Special offers for listeners of the podcast: jennylisk.com/blueapron Grief Coach - Grief support text messaging service. Tips and support delivered all year long, personalized based on your loss. Listeners get $10 off: https://grief.coach/jennylisk/ Support the show - Buy Me a Coffee -=-=-=-=-

I had such a great discussion with Lane Pease Hendricks and Nancy Kriseman from Kate’s Club for this episode. Lane and Nancy have a brand new book for widowed parents and others who are raising grieving kids. They are with Kate’s Club, a leading grief program for kids and families, so they really know their stuff. I am so excited to bring you this discussion to kick off this year’s Children’s Grief Awareness Month. Some topics Lane and Nancy and I discuss include: <ul> <li>Myths and facts about grief;</li> <li>How different types of losses can sometimes lead to different types of grief reactions;</li> <li>The importance of being honest with kids, including some examples of language to use;</li> <li>That it’s ok for adults to show their feelings to their kids, and that it’s important to model that we can be both sad and that we can cope;</li> <li>The importance of finding a circle of support;</li> <li>Suggestions for talking with both teenagers and younger kids;</li> <li>The importance of not ‘parentifying’ teens;</li> <li>Why it’s important for parents to make room for their own grief;</li> <li>The need to reassure kids of all ages that their parent’s death is not their fault;</li> <li>Kids re-grieving as they grow and experience developmental milestones; and</li> <li>What it means to develop continuing bonds with our deceased loved ones.</li> </ul> I hope you enjoy my discussion with Lane Pease Hendricks and Nancy Kriseman. -=-=-=-=- Thank you sponsors &amp; partners: Audible - Get a FREE audiobook and 30-day free trial: <a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/widowedparent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.audibletrial.com/widowedparent</a> BetterHelp - Talk with a licensed, professional therapist online. Get 10% off your first month: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/widowedparent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">betterhelp.com/widowedparent</a> Blue Apron - Special offers for listeners of the podcast: <a href="https://www.jennylisk.com/blueapron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jennylisk.com/blueapron</a> Grief Coach - Grief support text messaging service. Tips and support delivered all year long, personalized based on your loss. Listeners get $10 off: <a href="https://grief.coach/jennylisk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://grief.coach/jennylisk/</a> Support the show - <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/liskjenny" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Me a Coffee</a> -=-=-=-=-

Lane Pease Hendricks and Nancy Kriseman from Kate's Club Share Tips for Widowed Parents

"Children can be resilient. But we know there are factors that have to do with building resiliency in them. They are not automatically any more resilient than we are, or than anybody is. If anything, they’re very vulnerable to a lot of things. Losing a parent in childhood is one of the most adverse events that can occur in a child’s life. So, to just say they’re resilient, they’ll be fine, is not enough."     -- Lane Pease, program director at Kate's Club I really loved talking with Lane Pease for this episode. Lane is the program director of Kate’s Club in Atlanta and is herself a widowed parent. We discussed so many topics that I found fascinating, and I hope you will, too. Topics we discussed include:  building resiliency in kids after loss; the balance between maintaining structure &amp; routine and giving your family a break when needed; when to choose one-on-one therapy vs a peer grief group for your child; traumatic grief – what is it, and how does it differ from adaptive grief, &amp; signs your child might be experiencing this; Worden’s Tasks of Mourning; how the surviving parent’s ability to cope affects the child’s ability to cope; the importance of open and honest communication with your child regarding cause of death, especially in difficult situations; and Kate’s Club’s programs (a great resource if you live in Atlanta!).  I hope you enjoy my discussion with Lane Pease.

"Children can be resilient. But we know there are factors that have to do with building resiliency in them. They are not automatically any more resilient than we are, or than anybody is. If anything, they’re very vulnerable to a lot of things. Losing a parent in childhood is one of the most adverse events that can occur in a child’s life. So, to just say they’re resilient, they’ll be fine, is not enough."     -- Lane Pease, program director at Kate's Club I really loved talking with Lane Pease for this episode. Lane is the program director of Kate’s Club in Atlanta and is herself a widowed parent. We discussed so many topics that I found fascinating, and I hope you will, too. Topics we discussed include: <ul> <li>building resiliency in kids after loss;</li> <li>the balance between maintaining structure &amp; routine and giving your family a break when needed;</li> <li>when to choose one-on-one therapy vs a peer grief group for your child;</li> <li>traumatic grief – what is it, and how does it differ from adaptive grief, &amp; signs your child might be experiencing this;</li> <li>Worden’s Tasks of Mourning;</li> <li>how the surviving parent’s ability to cope affects the child’s ability to cope;</li> <li>the importance of open and honest communication with your child regarding cause of death, especially in difficult situations; and</li> <li>Kate’s Club’s programs (a great resource if you live in Atlanta!).</li> </ul> I hope you enjoy my discussion with Lane Pease.

Lane Pease from Kate’s Club on Building Resiliency in Kids After Loss