Grief can feel isolating. Sharing it with others can bring relief and connection. Isabelle talks about how art creates community and helps people feel less alone in their grief.
Watch the full episode now at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/art-grief or on your favorite podcast platform.
Creativity can soften grief.
It creates space to breathe, feel, and regain a sense of control.
You do not need to be good at art. You just need a place to land.
Watch the full episode now at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/art-grief or on your favorite podcast platform.
We say “I’m fine” because it feels easier than explaining what’s really going on.
In this moment, art gives grief a place to land when words fall short.
Full episode out Thursday. https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
Feeling stuck in your grief can feel isolating. Reaching out can open space for support. Creativity can help when words fail and give you a way to reconnect with yourself.
Out Thursday. https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
Art can do what words sometimes cannot.
It gives the body a way to move and release.
It gives the mind space to make sense of grief without pressure.
Full episode out Thursday. https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
Falls often lead to hospital stays and long-term decline, and many older adults will not say when it happens. Watching for bruises or changes in balance helps families act early.
Watch at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/senior-living-talk or on your favorite podcast platform.
Many parents assume they can move in with their adult children, but most families know it will not work. Being honest about that early helps everyone plan better.
Watch the full episode now at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/senior-living-talk or on your favorite podcast platform.
Feeling overwhelmed is normal. The first step is taking a breath, talking with others who have been through it, and having a simple check-in with your parent. Avoiding the conversation only adds more stress.
https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/senior-living-talk or on your favorite podcast platform
We are all aging, and these decisions reach every family. Planning ahead makes the choices clearer when the time comes.
Watch the full episode now at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/senior-living-talk or on your favorite podcast platform.
A low-pressure visit helps parents stay open. A simple meal and a relaxed outing often work better than a long tour. It helps them form their own opinions without feeling pushed.
Full episode out Thursday. https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
Aging in place seems safe, but isolation builds slowly. Senior living can offer connection, routine, and daily engagement that many older adults lose at home.
Full episode out Thursday. https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
Caregiving can take over every moment until you no longer feel like the daughter or son. When you step back from doing everything, you can show up in a way that feels human again.
Full episode out Thursday. https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
It is never really Amazon calling you.
Use tools like Robokiller to block 99 percent of scam calls before they reach you.
Watch the full episode now at https://www.comfortingclosure.com/post/scam-support-guide or on your favorite podcast platform.
The biggest red flag in almost every scam is urgency.
If someone pressures you to act fast, stop and search the claim before you respond.
Watch the full episode now at https://www.comfortingclosure.com/post/scam-support-guide or on your favorite podcast platform.
They know when you are emotional. That is when the pitch works.
Stress, grief, or anger can cloud judgment, and scammers count on it.
Full episode out Thursday.
https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
What if grief felt less lonely because you were part of what mattered? Full episode now at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/equity-in-palliative-care or on your favorite podcast platform.
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We say “home care” like everyone has a home. Ashley Mollison joins me to talk about how palliative care excludes people from the start.
Full episode now at https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/equity-in-palliative-care
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You can’t treat the cancer if they don’t have a ride to the appointment.
Equity in care means designing around real lives, not ideal ones.
https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/equity-in-palliative-care or on your favorite podcast platform.
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Ashley Mollison spends her days working on equity and palliative care at the University of Victoria. She asks hard questions about who gets care, who gets ignored, and who gets to be part of the decisions.
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If someone is holding on just to avoid dying on the street, the system has failed. What would real equity look like at the end of life?
Full episode Thursday at https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
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Equity isn't a buzzword. It's a decision. Ashley Mollison shares what true inclusion looks like in palliative care.
Full episode Thursday! https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
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When care includes everyone, it heals more than just the patient.
Ashley Mollison shares how including real support networks changes palliative care for everyone involved.
Full episode Thursday: https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
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There is no guidebook for that moment. It is grief and parenting colliding in real time. In this episode, Samantha Rose talks about sudden loss, the impact on her son, and what it means to stay honest without overwhelming a child.
https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/writing-grief.
There is no preparing for that moment. Everything makes sense on paper, but the body understands loss in a different way. In the episode, we talk about what it means to stay connected when the physical form is gone.
Full episode: https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/writing-grief
In this moment, Samantha Rose talks about carrying the memory of telling her son the truth about his grandmother’s death, and how writing became the only outlet that allowed the weight to move.
Full episode: https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/writing-grief or on your favorite podcast
platform
She had a plan for her death that morning, and I didn’t know. In this episode we talk about shock, silence, and staying connected through writing after sudden loss.
The episode is out: https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/writing-grief
The conversation did not end when she died. I talk with Samantha Rose about staying in relationship after loss and how writing helped her keep connection through grief.
Full episode Thursday at https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
I was getting my toes painted when her life ended. Sudden loss does not announce itself. I talked with Samantha Rose about shock, grief, and writing as a way to stay connected.
Full episode Thursday at https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
Shock is the first language of grief. Sudden loss leaves you trying to understand what does not make sense.
In this short clip, Samantha Rose talks about what sudden loss feels like in the body before the mind can process it.
Coming this Thursday at https://www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia.
Some people do not fear the end.
They fear being the one left behind.
This clip with Andee Kinzy, creator of Kicking the Bucket, says it all.
Full episode now: https://watch.comfortingclosure.com/talk-parents-death
