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17 - Grief Guidance GUEST: Mitch McCormick Playful Joy - a parenting podcast without the guilt
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This episode is all about grief, loss and mostly about explaining death to children. I was moved by my friend's elegy for his mother so much so that I asked him to be on the podcast to share it. I love the amazing way he explained death to his young children and I think you will too! My guest is Mitch McCormick, a long time friend, engaging story-teller and father of 2 young children.
He lost his mother suddenly and when she was much too young-as she was JUST starting to enjoy her retirement as a matter of fact...Mitch shares the story of how his mother died and some very important information about heart attack symptoms in women as opposed to men. He tells how he feels the medical system was set up by and for men and so isn't serving women like it could or should. (See the links below)
We discuss moving through grief with and after having children as I lost my uncle around the same time. Death is a fact of life and I believe it isn't something we should hide from children. They need to see us happy, sad, joyful and full of sorrow to understand that these feelings are normal and happen to everyone. Mitch and I discuss how he handled this sudden and shocking news and warning: it (understandably) gets a bit emotional and teary at parts!
I hope this episode helps take away some of the fear you may have around discussing death with your children and gives you some tools to help you move through your own feelings as well. I love the way that Mitch’s explanation to his children allows them to experience joy when they think of their grandmother instead of just sadness and tells them where to go for comfort or to find love: “whenever you want to see or feel her light you just need to look at Uncle Shane smile or watch Uncle Scotty laugh or share a big hug with Grandpa and you will feel her love all around you”
Episode Notes:
Click here https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/warning-signs-of-a-heart-attack/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women for Heart attack symptoms in Women that Mitch talks about. His mom seemed to be experiencing extreme lethargy/tiredness and flu-like symptoms before her death as is mentioned in this article!
Mitch discussed with me the differences in how men and women may experience a heart attack and told me about how the healthcare system treats men and women differently. If you would like to learn more about that, The Guardian wrote an article that explains some of the history that may be behind the different care that men and women receive when they go to the doctor. "The Healthcare Gender Bias: do men get better medical treatment?" is the name of the article. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/healthcare-gender-bias-women-pain
This PDF helped me when my uncle died. It's about how children understand grief and how the adults in their life can help them. It's called "How Children Grieve" https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Children-and-Disasters/Documents/After-a-Loved-One-Dies-English.pdf
This episode is all about grief, loss and mostly about explaining death to children. I was moved by my friend's elegy for his mother so much so that I asked him to be on the podcast to share it. I love the amazing way he explained death to his young children and I think you will too! My guest is Mitch McCormick, a long time friend, engaging story-teller and father of 2 young children.
He lost his mother suddenly and when she was much too young-as she was JUST starting to enjoy her retirement as a matter of fact...Mitch shares the story of how his mother died and some very important information about heart attack symptoms in women as opposed to men. He tells how he feels the medical system was set up by and for men and so isn't serving women like it could or should. (See the links below)
We discuss moving through grief with and after having children as I lost my uncle around the same time. Death is a fact of life and I believe it isn't something we should hide from children. They need to see us happy, sad, joyful and full of sorrow to understand that these feelings are normal and happen to everyone. Mitch and I discuss how he handled this sudden and shocking news and warning: it (understandably) gets a bit emotional and teary at parts!
I hope this episode helps take away some of the fear you may have around discussing death with your children and gives you some tools to help you move through your own feelings as well. I love the way that Mitch’s explanation to his children allows them to experience joy when they think of their grandmother instead of just sadness and tells them where to go for comfort or to find love: “whenever you want to see or feel her light you just need to look at Uncle Shane smile or watch Uncle Scotty laugh or share a big hug with Grandpa and you will feel her love all around you”
Episode Notes:
Click here https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/warning-signs-of-a-heart-attack/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women for Heart attack symptoms in Women that Mitch talks about. His mom seemed to be experiencing extreme lethargy/tiredness and flu-like symptoms before her death as is mentioned in this article!
Mitch discussed with me the differences in how men and women may experience a heart attack and told me about how the healthcare system treats men and women differently. If you would like to learn more about that, The Guardian wrote an article that explains some of the history that may be behind the different care that men and women receive when they go to the doctor. "The Healthcare Gender Bias: do men get better medical treatment?" is the name of the article. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/healthcare-gender-bias-women-pain
This PDF helped me when my uncle died. It's about how children understand grief and how the adults in their life can help them. It's called "How Children Grieve" https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Children-and-Disasters/Documents/After-a-Loved-One-Dies-English.pdf
51 min.