Best Lisa Keefauver Msw Podcasts (2024)

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Building A World Worth Living In - Trends In Suicide Prevention & Postvention 1:01:01

14h ago1:01:01

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It might be better to ask Canada Taylor what she doesn't do in the realm of suicide prevention, postvention, and grief support rather than what she does because she seems to do just about everything and anything. This is part two of our conversation with her, so if you missed the first, Ep. 297: Honoring A Great Love, be sure to listen. In this epi…

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Honoring A Great Love - Canada Taylor 55:12

20m ago55:12

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Twelve years ago today - August 30th - Canada Taylor was having an amazing night. She and her husband Rick were sitting outside, talking about life and work and dreams for the future - their future. Then everything changed. Rick had a medical event, and Canada became his first responder. Hours later, she became his widow. In the twelve years since,…

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My Long-Term Relationship With Grief - Barri Leiner Grant & The Memory Circle 50:03

1M ago50:03

50:03

When Barri Leiner Grant was 28, her mother Ellen died suddenly. Barri was hit with intense grief, but back then the expectation was to hurry up and get back to work and life. She didn't have the time, space, or tools to acknowledge and attend to grief. Over the past 31 years, Barri and her grief have gotten to know each other on a deep level. In th…

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How They Died Matters, A Daughter's Story - Kari Lyons-Price, MSW 50:40

1M ago50:40

50:40

Sometimes we can't really begin to understand grief - ours or anyone else's - if we don't have space to talk about the death. The context surrounding how someone died matters and can shape our grief in meaningful ways. This was true for Kari Lyons-Price, MSW, who was a caregiver for her parents, Hal and Sylvia, for many years. They died three years…

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108 Ways To Survive Grief - Sweta Vikram 40:20

2M ago40:20

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In May of 2023, Sweta Vikram was overwhelmed with grief. In the span of three days, her father died, her father-in-law died, and it was the 9-year anniversary of her mother’s death. When she looked for information on how to survive the maelstrom of emotions, she found reassurances that she would eventually get to the other side, but nothing that sh…

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Embodied Practices For Tending Grief - Camille Sapara Barton 37:56

2M ago37:56

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Camille Sapara Barton is a social imagineer who is reimagining how we define and relate to grief. As a writer, artist, and somatic practitioner, Camille is looking to create a new grief narrative expansive enough to include multiple forms of individual and collective grief, especially for queer, trans, and BIPOC communities. In Camille's book, Tend…

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Is There A Cure For Grief? - Cody Delistraty 42:36

2M ago42:36

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Cody Delistraty is a journalist and he's also a son whose mother died of cancer. These two identities intersect in his new book, The Grief Cure, which chronicles his quest to find a way to eliminate the pain of grief. After exploring Laughter Therapy, silent meditation, Breakup Bootcamp, and other avenues for grief expression, Cody landed where so …

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The Ripple Effect Of Loss In Portland's Black Community - Sharice Burnett, LCSW 47:17

3M ago47:17

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It's impossible to speak for an entire community, especially when it comes to grief, but Sharice Burnett, LCSW, knows a lot about the ripple effect of loss in the Black and African American community in Portland, OR. Born and raised in the community, Sharice is a clinical mental health therapist and consultant dedicated to naming and dismantling th…

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How To Stop Shoulding Yourself - Lisa Keefauver & Grief Is A Sneaky Bitch 47:23

3M ago47:23

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Lisa Keefauver is a lot of things - she's a writer, speaker, educator, social worker, podcast host, mother, widow, and grief activist. She came to the last two titles when her personal experience of grieving for her husband Eric, who died of a brain tumor in 2011, intersected with her professional life as a clinician. At this intersection, Lisa rea…

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Autism & Grief 34:47

3M ago34:47

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The Autism & Grief Project is a new online platform designed to help adults with autism navigate and cope with the complexities of grief arising from both death and non-death losses. Alex LaMorie, A.A.S is a member of the project's Advisory Board and brings his lived experience with both autism and grief to this work. Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv…

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The Intimacy Of Friendship - Lissa Soep & Other People's Words 37:51

3M ago37:51

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Have you ever heard someone’s voice in your head and suddenly you're transported to a time and place when you were with them? This phenomenon is what Lissa Soep explores in Other People’s Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End, her book about the intimacy of friendship and how words and language keep people with us, even afte…

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Jessica Fein | Breath Taking 1:14:11

3M ago1:14:11

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Jessica Fein has faced a lot of loss. Siblings, parents, and in 2022 her daughter Dalia. At the age of five Jessica’s daughter Dalia was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease that would claim her life at 17. Before that moment came, and inspired by Dalia’s own insuppressible zest for life, Jessica and her family would discover how to live in t…

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Changing The Landscape Of Grief Support For Latino Families 1:00:23

4M ago1:00:23

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Cristina Chipriano, LCSW, Dougy Center's Director of Equity & Community Outreach and Melinda Avila, MSW, CEO of OYEN Emotional Wellness Center, are committed to changing the landscape of grief support for Latino families. They bring personal and professional grief experiences to the work of ensuring that every Latino family has access to dual langu…

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Human, Not Superhero (Episode Revisit) | Hui-Wen Sato 1:22:17

4M ago1:22:17

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I’m inviting you to revisit a very special conversation I had from Season 4 of this podcast with my guest pediatric ICU nurse, Hui-Wen Sato. Why? Well something absolutely crazy and horrible happened to the both of us shortly after we recorded that episode in November 2022. Just over 2 months later, on January 20th 2023, we BOTH received a Breast C…

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A Living Remedy - Nicole Chung 48:46

4M ago48:46

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We cannot separate grief from the context in which it occurs. This is true for Nicole Chung whose adopted parents died just two years apart in 2018 and 2020. The world of 2018 was very different than that of 2020. In 2018, Nicole and her mother could grieve for her father, together and in person. In 2020, Nicole was on the other side of the country…

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J.S. Park | As Long As You Need 1:15:10

4M ago1:15:10

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My guest today J.S. (Joon) Park is a hospital chaplain. Some of the other descriptions he uses for himself include: former atheist/agnostic, sixth degree black belt, suicide survivor, Korean-American, and follower of Christ. He is the author of a profoundly insightful, and at times poetic new book, As Long As You Need: Permission to Grieve. It’s pa…

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Julie McFadden | Nothing to Fear 1:13:52

4M ago1:13:52

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Known as Hospice Nurse Julie on TikTok and Instagram, today’s guest, Julie McFadden, with 16 years of experience as an ICU and Hospice/Palliative nurse, is passionate about normalizing discussions around death through education. She has garnered a significant TikTok following, covering end-of-life topics that have earned her recognition in Newsweek…

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Ronit Plank | When She Comes Back 1:19:32

5M ago1:19:32

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Today, Ronit plank is a successful writer of fiction and non-fiction, an editor, a podcast host of not 1 but 2 shows, and a teacher. But long before she became all those things, she was a young girl born on a Kibbutz in Israel, shuffled across the globe to Seattle by 2 unhappily married parents. Soon after, her father left to start a new family on …

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Conscious Grieving - Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC 33:33

5M ago33:33

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Maybe you're familiar with the phrase, "You can't go around grief, you have to go through it." Or, "You have to feel your feelings." If you're like a lot of people, you might cringe and also wonder, "What does that actually mean?" Grief isn't linear, and it's not something to get through - and yet, a lot of people appreciate having some sense of wh…

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Alua Arthur | Briefly Perfectly Human 1:05:58

5M ago1:05:58

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We’re all just briefly perfectly human. That’s the profound reminder from our guest today, Alua Arthur. If we are brave enough to allow this truth be at the center of awareness in our day-to-day lives, Alua argues we could live a fuller, more compassionate, and even magic-filled existence. In our conversation today, and in her adventure-filled and …

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Nikki Mark | Tommy's Field 1:12:12

5M ago1:12:12

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5 years ago, while today’s guest, Nikki Mark, was driving her 12-year-old son, Tommy, to a soccer game, he turned to her and asked, “Mom, is it possible to go to sleep and not wake up?” Nikki told him that’s how one of his grandmothers passed away: “it’s the best way to go-no pain, no drama.” He surprised Nikki further by stating, “It must be hard …

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Caring For Young Widows In Nigeria - Diane Kalu 39:24

6M ago39:24

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In 2015, Diane Kalu was living in Nigeria with her husband and their three young children. One day, about eight weeks after the birth of their third child, Diane’s husband went to work and never returned. A few days later she got the news that he dad died. She was suddenly a widow, responsible for raising three children under the age of five, in a …

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It's A Loss That's Hard To Talk About - Grieving A Friend 55:50

6M ago55:50

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Read Transcript Whenever Annette & Mel connect, there's always a third person in the mix. That third person is Amy, their friend and chosen family member who died in 2012 of pulmonary fibrosis. While they each had a unique friendship with her, both connections were formative and deep. When Amy died, Annette and Mel's friendship grew stronger, becau…

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Peter Levine | Somatic Experiencing 1:13:57

6M ago1:13:57

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I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Peter A. Levine, the renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing - a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years. He holds a Medical and Biological Physics doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology fro…

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Creating A Home For Grief - Laura Green 34:49

6M ago34:49

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What if there was a place you could go in your grief and be both perfect and broken? That's the kind of place Laura Green dreamed up with her friend and co-founder, Sascha Demerjian. Together they created The Grief House, a community space for people to explore grief through movement, conversation, creativity, and care. Since she was very young, La…

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Claire Bidwell Smith | Invitation to Conscious Grieving 1:13:14

6M ago1:13:14

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In this episode, I bring you my conversation with the wise and warm grief therapist and author, Claire Bidwell Smith. There are some common themes most grievers experience, regardless of the source of their loss. These include things like a loss of self-identity, heightened feelings of guilt, time spent ruminating on the what ifs, and increased anx…

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Devin Moss | You Are Loved. You Are Not Alone 1:35:05

6M ago1:35:05

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My conversation with guest Devin Moss was so rich and expansive, from our shared passion for the big existential questions to his rich and complex podcast series, Momento Mori (that dives deep into mortality), to his unexpected journey to becoming a Humanist Chaplain. He shares one of the most unique experiences of a bedside death I’ve ever heard. …

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“I Felt Like Half A Person” – On Becoming A Widow 52:38

7M ago52:38

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In an instant, Leslie went from sharing every aspect of life with her husband Ryan to feeling like half a person. Leslie, Ryan, their two young children, and their extended family were on vacation in California when Ryan told Leslie that something didn't feel right. He was rushed to the hospital where he died of a stroke and an aneurysym, leaving L…

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Darnell Lamont Walker | Toward Healing & Happiness 1:05:48

6M ago1:05:48

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Darnell Lamont Walker joined me for an expansive conversation in this episode - from the questions you might want to ask yourself and others in life instead of waiting until death’s door, to the complex and layered experiences of grief and loss in the Black community, to the power of creativity and play as a tool of healing. Darnell is an Emmy-Nomi…

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Asa Merritt | Six Sermons 1:09:53

7M ago1:09:53

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As my guest, Asa Merritt knows, it's important that we see, hear, experience a wider expanse of grief stories that show the messy, beautiful, dynamic experience of a wide variety of losses. That’s why I’m thrilled to share my recent conversation with him. In his most recent project, Six Sermons, a new Audible Original series starring Stephanie Hsu …

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Putting Grief On Hold - Channing Frye 43:31

7M ago43:31

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What happens when you put your grief on hold? In the summer of 2016, Channing Frye was riding high. After over a decade in the NBA, his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, had won the Championship. Then, in the fall, he hit one of the lowest lows. His mother Karen died of cancer. Just a month later his father, Thomas, also died. Channing put his grief o…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Lisa Keefauver Msw Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Grief Out Loud

The Dougy Center

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Grief is a Sneaky Bitch

Lisa Keefauver, MSW

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Building A World Worth Living In - Trends In Suicide Prevention & Postvention 1:01:01

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Honoring A Great Love - Canada Taylor 55:12

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My Long-Term Relationship With Grief - Barri Leiner Grant & The Memory Circle 50:03

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How They Died Matters, A Daughter's Story - Kari Lyons-Price, MSW 50:40

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108 Ways To Survive Grief - Sweta Vikram 40:20

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Embodied Practices For Tending Grief - Camille Sapara Barton 37:56

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Is There A Cure For Grief? - Cody Delistraty 42:36

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The Ripple Effect Of Loss In Portland's Black Community - Sharice Burnett, LCSW 47:17

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How To Stop Shoulding Yourself - Lisa Keefauver & Grief Is A Sneaky Bitch 47:23

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Autism & Grief 34:47

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The Intimacy Of Friendship - Lissa Soep & Other People's Words 37:51

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Jessica Fein | Breath Taking 1:14:11

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Changing The Landscape Of Grief Support For Latino Families 1:00:23

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Human, Not Superhero (Episode Revisit) | Hui-Wen Sato 1:22:17

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A Living Remedy - Nicole Chung 48:46

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J.S. Park | As Long As You Need 1:15:10

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Julie McFadden | Nothing to Fear 1:13:52

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Ronit Plank | When She Comes Back 1:19:32

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Conscious Grieving - Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC 33:33

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Alua Arthur | Briefly Perfectly Human 1:05:58

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Nikki Mark | Tommy's Field 1:12:12

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Caring For Young Widows In Nigeria - Diane Kalu 39:24

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It's A Loss That's Hard To Talk About - Grieving A Friend 55:50

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Peter Levine | Somatic Experiencing 1:13:57

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Creating A Home For Grief - Laura Green 34:49

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Claire Bidwell Smith | Invitation to Conscious Grieving 1:13:14

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Devin Moss | You Are Loved. You Are Not Alone 1:35:05

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“I Felt Like Half A Person” – On Becoming A Widow 52:38

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Darnell Lamont Walker | Toward Healing & Happiness 1:05:48

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Asa Merritt | Six Sermons 1:09:53

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Putting Grief On Hold - Channing Frye 43:31

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