Are We There Yet?
by Ann Faison
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Ella and Tessa Fortich (ages 19 and 13)
Ella and Tessa Fortich (ages 19 and 13)
About this podcast
Losing a parent or sibling at a young age is a life-defining event. In bi-weekly episodes, Ann Faison, an artist and grief specialist, and the author of two books that reflect on the grieving process, endeavors to better understand this rarely talked about form of trauma through interviews with adults who experienced grief as teens, parents of teens currently navigating a significant loss, and other experts. To learn more about Ann, visit https://www.helpwithgrief.me/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 65 episodes
- Ella and Tessa Fortich (ages 19 and 13) · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 62When I recorded this episode with Tessa and Ella Fortich in June, I didn't know it would be the last for a while, but it turned out to be the perfect season finale. My intention…
- Michelle De Los Santos, LCSW · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 61This highly informative episode focuses on how the trauma of fire loss, specifically the Eaton Fire, is affecting children and their parents, and how parents can help their kids…
- Sitara Falcon · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 60I always enjoy interviewing men because they tend to have a slightly different attitude about trauma and loss. Falcon and his family of four left their home up in the foothills…
- Daryl and Jessica Bilandzija · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 59In this episode, I speak with two parents who lost their home in the Eaton Fire. Daryl and Jessica both teach in the community, so I was eager to find out how they see the kids…
- Staci Mitchell · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 58Staci Mitchell has lived in Altadena all her life, but in this conversation she explains that it wasn't until the media coverage of the recent fires that she understood she and…
- Ed Robinson · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 57This episode is a slight pivot from this season on the wildfires in Los Angeles because I felt I needed to do something in response to the protests and injustices happening right…
- Erin O'Toole-Delawari · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 56I'm so pleased to be able to share this deeply moving interview with Erin O'Toole-Delawari, a teacher and mother of four who lost her home in January when the Eaton Fire tore…
- Jen and Ted Muller · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 55This week's episode is an interview with my brother and sister-in-law, Jen and Ted Muller, who lived through the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire in…
- Best-Selling Author Laurel Braitman · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 54Welcome to Season Three, a shorter season devoted to exploring how families and kids respond to the grief associated with fire losses. Laurel Braitman is the best-selling author…
- Bonus Episode with Benji Gabler · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 53I recorded this episode with Benji Gabler in October 2024 which seems like a lifetime ago. I had planned to publish it in January and then the fires happened and I shifted gears…
- Season 2 Finale With AJ Johnson · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 52For this last episode, I spoke with AJ Johnson about the early loss of her mother when she was 16, as well as how she's navigating the collective grief we're all experiencing…
- Bella and Catalina (Age 22 an 19) On The Fires · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 51Because I live very close to Altadena in Los Angeles and because of the fires that raged through here two weeks ago, I decided to pivot and record an episode with two people I…
- Volunteering At Comfort Zone · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 50This episode with Steve Pomerantz dives into why volunteering at Comfort Zone Camp is so rewarding. When I met Steve at CZC, he struck me as a bright light I wanted to get to…
- Talking With My Sister Kate · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 49I recorded this episode with my eldest sister Kate last spring but it took some time to edit and release it. Listening to Kate talk about the loss of our mother highlighted for…
- Claudia and Olivia Biggs (Age 22 and 20) · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 48Claudia and Olivia Biggs lived through a very difficult and at times hellish period when their mother suddenly became seriously mentally ill. They were in middle and high school…
- Ari Jalomo (Age 20) · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 47In this episode, I speak with the wonderful Ari Jalomo, a student at Kenyan College currently studying abroad in Spain. Ari and I met at Comfort Zone Camp this past summer, where…
- Doneila McIntosh Studies Black Grief · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 46Doneila McIntosh, M.Div., M.A. is a researcher getting her PhD in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota. Her work as a therapist focuses on compassionate grief…
- Gina Troisi On Writing Childhood Trauma · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 45Gina Troisi's Memoir The Angle of Flickering Light is a beautiful account of her confusing and often scary childhood through the eyes of her younger self. I was immediately drawn…
- Hailey Smith (age 25) · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 44Hailey is another amazing young adult who I met through Comfort Zone Camp. Hailey has been through a lot of turmoil in her life and she is just an amazing example of resiliency…
- Dr. Julie Kaplow · 43 min · Episode 43In this episode, we delve deep into the research and practical experience of Dr. Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP, a leading psychologist in the field of childhood grief and trauma. It is…
