Emotion Well Podcast
EFR’s Podcast about all things related to emotional wellness. Listen to learn about the different experiences people face and how to enhance emotional well-being!
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Featured Episode
Growing Through Grief
At some point we will lose people we know and love to death making grief an inevitable life experience. Buffy Peters, the Director of Hamilton's Academy of Grief and Loss, joins us to speak about the different ways grief presents itself, how people can embrace and grow with grief, and the abundance of resources available for those grieving.
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Learn More About November 6 Grief Symposium
Podcast Recommendations for Widows/Widowers
Book Recommendations about Grief
Check out Buffy's other podcast appearance on the Widowed Parent Podcast!
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