Don’t Let Grief Steal Your Joy This Holiday Season

Jill Stephenson, Gold Star Mother, Motivational Speaker and Certified Grief Coach

Topic: How to Survive the Loss of An Only Child

Jill Stephenson has been walking a grief journey most of her life. The loss of her eleven-year-old brother at fifteen helped prepare her for the loss of her only child twenty-seven years later.

Despite the great sadness she has experienced, Jill is able to focus on the blessings her brother and son brought to the world. Jill draws on her strength to instill positivity and hope to others. She has made it her mission to motivate those who are finding it difficult to keep moving forward after surviving the loss of a child. 

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Connect with Jill here: 

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Kathy Koenig, M.S., Caregiver Coach and Certified Grief Coach

Topic: The Caregiver's Holiday: Setting Limits, Creating New Rituals, and Honoring the Old

Kathy has over 30 years of experience working with families and in addition to her personal experiences of loss and caregiving, she has been a psychotherapist, health coach, yoga and meditation teacher, and hospice volunteer. 

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Kathy also recognized how grief is an overlooked aspect of caregiving. Besides the loss that accompanies death, there are several other types of grief as a caregiver, including: loss of jobs, income, time, socialization, personal plans, and dreams. Kathy believes that when we can acknowledge and integrate these losses as a part of our lives, we honor our lived experiences.

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Kathy brings her expertise to caregiving and grief support programs, teaches caregiver education programs, consults with businesses, and has presented at national conferences. Her goal is to help others feel seen, heard, and understood as they navigate the complexities of loss and grief during caregiving and throughout life.

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Connect with Kathy here: www.caregiverconnection.net

Geneva Livingstone, Death_Etiquette and Certified Grief Coach

Topic: Don't Let Grief F@#$ Your Holidays: Ways to Help you Breathe, Prepare and Survive this Holiday Season

The Death_Etiquette (Geneva Livingstone) supports Grieving Dads who have experienced the deep excruciating pain of Child Loss. She understands child loss intimately through her own lived experience and has a passion for supporting the dads of child loss who are expected (or expect themselves) to be the strong and silent grievers. She believes that men’s grief is often overlooked and forgotten by family, friends, and co-workers, resulting in hidden grief and unhealthy behaviors that will impact not only dad’s emotional and physical health, but those of the whole family.

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Instagram.com/death_etiquette 

Grievingdadsofchildloss@gmail.com 

m.me/geneva.livingstone