Do you find yourself having bad days? Days where you dont want to get out of bed or talk to friends or family, and then you feel guilty?? Just great, right? This episode will illustrate what a bad day looks like for me. I will also share some tips on how to make your bad days easier!Support the show

UPDATE: These interviews will be part of season four!Want to be a part of Season Three? Listen to find out more!Support the show

Season 2 has been so amazing. In this episode, we take a look at some of the interviews that took place and reflect on being the best we can be while grieving. Thank you for all your support and Season 3 is already in the making!Www.goodgriefjessi.comSupport the show

Katharine Manning is the President of Blackbird DC, which provides training and coaching on empathy at work, particularly in challenging times when it matters most. She is the author of The Empathetic Workplace: Five Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma on the Job. She has worked on issues of trauma and victimization for more than 25 years.Support the show

Dr. Joshua Black is one of the world'sleading academic experts on dreams inbereavement, which are known as griefdreams. He has focused all of his MA andPhD research (in psychology) oninvestigating grief dreams and continuingbonds from many types of loss (includingprenatal loss and pet loss). Most of hisacademic research and publications havespecifically been on dreaming of thedeceased.Due to the lack of academic research inthis field, Dr. Black has focused his effortson raising awareness on grief dreamsthrough developing a grief dreamswebsite (www.griefdreams.ca), onlinecourses, consulting business, hosting theGrief Dreams Podcast, running severalsocial media accounts, and doinginterviews and presentations/workshops.Support the show

April is recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I brought in the crew of Touchy Subjects Podcast to talk about the things that no one wants to talk about. We learn what domestic violence is and how we can start the conversation! Meet Shawn and Amanda!Shawn has a Master's degree in Public Health and has worked in domestic and sexual violence prevention for over 5 years. He has presented to middle and high schoolers, college students, health care professionals, bar staff, politicians, and businesses on topics ranging from consent, healthy relationships, human trafficking, warning signs of violence, and policy implications. He enjoys spending time with friends, playing video and board games, watching anime and horror movies, and meeting new people when not working.Amanda works in Community Outreach and Prevention Education and has been in the world of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault prevention for three years. She has given educational presentations to groups that range from Pre-K to those in Residential M.D. programs. Amanda is also a nationally recognized advocate for victims of crime and spends time on a crisis intervention hotline. She can be spotted staffing awareness tables at community events in her hometown, and you can count on her to speak up when she sees injustice. Her passion for equity, inclusion, diversity, and justice is what drives her to be the best advocate and educator she can be.www.touchysubjectspodcast.comSupport the show

Meet Brooke Bushnell!I am the Customer Experience Supervisor at Eterneva. I was led here after losing my dad to AIDS and hating the options that were available for his ashes. He has become the driving force in everything I have done since he left. I've made him proud by not taking no for an answer and going for my dreams. https://eterneva.com/Support the show

Meet Jordyn Hakes, the Horny Housewife! I'm Jordyn, the host of The Horny Housewife podcast. Excited to open up and share my journey with grief, how it affects our interpersonal relationships, sex drive, etc...Support the show

Valerie is a Marriage & Family Therapist and a Dating & Relationship Coach. Her mission is to help people love and be loved! There is so much about being in a relationship that no one teaches us. Where are we supposed to learn this stuff? Valerie is a master at using humor, wild stories, and practical tools to help people feel empowered to step into all the love that they want in their lives.Support the show

Let's Chat! Thank you all for an amazing launch of Season 2! I have some awesome ideas and giveaways in this episode so give it a listen! I mean... its only 12 minutes...Support the show