Navigating the Waves of Grief: Personal Stories & Professional Insights
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TW: This episode talks about grief, loss, depression, suicide, & mental health. If you’re not in the headspace to listen to this episode, no worries friend. I’ll see you next time. 💜💜💜
In this intimate & vulnerable episode with Dr. Jimmy McKay & Dr. Rebekah Griffith, we talk about our own experiences with loss & grief. We cry, we laugh, we cry some more. This was a beautiful & raw episode, & we are all still trying to pick up the pieces & figure it out.
As much as we focus on how to be better OncoPTs on this podcast, we can’t remove YOU from the equation. And this is exactly why it’s so important to have these conversations, to sit with these hard feelings, & to seek support to keep going.
You are not alone. We are here for you, friend.
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