How To Show Up For Others

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 How To Show Up For Others "How do I help someone who is grieving?" This is the perennial question when it comes to showing up for people we care about after someone dies. Zack Wheat, a Board Certified Chaplain, knows more than most about what people who are grieving need - and don't need. Professionally, Zack knows about this from his work as a hospital chaplain for an inpatient palliative care team. He also knows about it from his time volunteering as a facilitator in peer grief support groups at Dougy Center. But, long before he was a hospital chaplain or a grief group facilitator, Zack learned about how to be there for others when he was 21 and his friend Leanna died in a car accident.&nbsp; In this episode we talk about: What it was like for Zack to speak at his friend’s funeral&nbsp; His draw to working as a chaplain&nbsp; The difference between hospital and hospice chaplaincy&nbsp; How the pandemic impacted Zack and his hospital colleagues&nbsp; What people who are grieving need – and don’t need&nbsp; How to be human with other humans who are grieving&nbsp; What keeps people from showing up for others&nbsp; The value of acknowledgment, empathy, and presence&nbsp; What Zack’s learned as a facilitator in a peer grief support group&nbsp; Grief Out Loud https://www.dougy.org/news-media/podcasts <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27972558/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/160181451