<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89705226 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">In 2022, Steph Tupper's two older children, Ali and Joe, were killed in a car crash. Ali was 16 and Joe was 14. Four years later, Steph is still learning how to live with the reality of losing her children while continuing to parent</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">her youngest daughter.</span></span><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89705226 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">In this episode, Steph talks openly about the devastating night she learned Ali and Joe had died, the ways she continues to feel connected to them, and the complicated process of building a life around an absence that will never go away. She shares what she has learned about community, judgment</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">from others - and herself</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">, parenting after loss, and allowing grief to unfold without a timeline.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89705226 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">In the last four years, Steph has learned how devastating pain and great joy can coexist, and how her capacity to carry grief continues to grow.</p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW89705226 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">We discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">T</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">he shock of sudden loss</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">Feeling connected to Ali and Joe through signs, memories, and a sense of their presence</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">Parenting</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">her daughter</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0"> while grieving</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">The importance of community and finding other parents who have experienced child loss</span><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">The pressure and judgment people</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">who are grieving</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">can face</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">Why grief</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">doesn't</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">follow a timeline</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">-</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">and why support</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">shouldn't</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">either</span></span><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">Navigating anniversaries, holidays, birthdays, and back-to-school season</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">Learning to</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">anticipate</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">difficult seasons rather than trying to make them disappear</span></span><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">Making space for both joy and profound sadness</span><span class= "EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW89705226 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW89705226 BCX0">What it means to simply sit with someone's grief instead of trying to fix it</span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span class="EOP Selected SCXW89705226 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> Learn more about Dougy Center's grief education & training offerings: <a href= "https://www.dougy.org/professionals-trainings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dougy.org/professionals-trainings</a></span></p> </div>
