“Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.”
George Eliot

This hour-long show is about the mental health benefits and challenges of saying a good goodbye at the end of life. Through stories, we explore different facets of goodbyes, including why so many of us avoid saying goodbye even in the most life-changing moments. We also discuss how initiating a goodbye conversation can make us more emotionally resilient long-term. We combine compelling storytelling with practical expert guidance to give you the tools you need to start your own difficult conversations.

• Now You See the Sky 
  
  Catharine Murray
  
• Parenting at a Challenging Time Program
  
  Paula K. Rauch MD—Massachusetts General Hospital
  

Books

• Bearing the Unbearable
  
  Joanne Cacciatore
  
• It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
  
  Megan Devine
  
• Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End 
  
  Atul Gawande
  
• When Breath Becomes Air
  
  Paul Kalanithi
  
• Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief
  
  David Kessler
  
• On Grief and Grieving 
  
  Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
  
• Hot Young Widow’s Club
  
  Nora McInerny
  

Talking to Kids About Saying Goodbye

• The Invisible String
  
  Patrice Karst
  
• Ida, Always 
  
  Caron Levis
  
• The Goodbye Book
  
  Todd Parr
  
• Helping Kids Grieve
  
  Sesame Street in Communities
  
• Help Me Say Goodbye: Activites for Helping Kids Cope 
  
  Janis Silverman
  

Hospice Care & Palliative Care

• End of Life Care and Saying Goodbye
  
  Caring.com
  
• Helping a Friend Who Is Dying
  
  Hospice Foundation of America
  
• What to Say to Someone Who’s Very Sick
  
  Hallie Levine—AARP
  
• End of Life Care Guide
  
  Mayo Clinic
  
• Providing Care & Comfort at the End of Life 
  
  National Institute on Aging
  
• 20 Stats to Know About Hospice in the U.S.
  
  Wesley Life
  
• When You Can’t Be With a Dying Family Member 
  
  WYG
  

Resources Related to COVID-19

• We’re Going to See What Else the Word Funeral Can Mean
  
  Jodi Kantor—New York Times
  
• Coronavirus is Changing How We Say Goodbye
  
  Peter Kramer—USA Today
  
• My Dad Has Coronavirus—I Don’t Know if I Should Say Goodbye
  
  Amelia Nierenberg—New York Times
  
• How to Grieve a Loved One When You Can’t Say Goodbye
  
  Lauren Turner & Alice Evans—BBC
  

• Actively Moving Forward (AMF) for Young Adults (18-24)
  
• Caring Matters
  
• Compassionate Friends
  
• Cope Foundation
  
• David Kessler’s Free Online Grief Group
  
• GriefNet
  
• Hospice Foundation of America
  
• MISS Foundation for Grieving Families
  
• National Alliance for Grieving Children
  
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
  
• Our House Grief Support Center
  

We’d love to hear from you! If you have a story about saying goodbye—or a comment for one of our guests—please leave us a voicemail at 617-600-8419.

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