What If Grief Care Is Preventative Care? Dr. Kailey Bradley

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What If Grief Care Is Preventative Care? Dr. Kailey Bradley In this episode, we talk with Dr. Kailey Bradley about support for grieving a death loss, but also the more overlooked non-death losses, including chronic illness, infertility, shifting identities, and the futures we imagined but&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;get to live.&nbsp; Dr. Bradley is a clinician and educator who specializes in&nbsp;working with children and families navigating grief and illness.&nbsp;Kailey shares her experiences growing up with chronic illness and being diagnosed with premature ovarian failure at age 12, and how those layered losses&nbsp;affected her at different life stages.&nbsp;We&nbsp;explore what it means to “process” grief, why anger and big questions deserve space, and how grief can show up in ways we&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;always recognize.&nbsp;We also discuss how being diagnosed later in life with autism spectrum disorder shifted how Kailey understands grief – hers and those she supports.&nbsp;&nbsp; We discuss: Why grief care can be seen as preventative mental health care&nbsp;&nbsp; What Kailey learned working with teens in juvenile detention about unprocessed loss &nbsp; How children express grief through play, behavior, and the body &nbsp; Supporting neurodivergent kids and teens, including those with autism &nbsp; The importance of choice and autonomy&nbsp;in grief support&nbsp;&nbsp; What makes a grief-informed community&nbsp;and why we need more of them&nbsp;&nbsp; The collective grief of the pandemic and how little space we’ve&nbsp;made to process it&nbsp;&nbsp; This conversation is both practical and expansive, offering ideas for parents, caregivers, educators, clinicians, and anyone who wants to better understand grief in all its forms.&nbsp; Connect with Dr. Kailey BradleyRefuge Counseling:&nbsp;https://allrefuge.com/The Death &amp; Sex Podcast: https://pod.co/the-death-and-sex-podcast The Ohio Bereavement Collaborative:&nbsp;https://ohiobc.com/&nbsp; Want to learn more about supporting children and teens who are grieving? Sign up for our online courses here:&nbsp;https://classes.dougy.org/ 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/40891830/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/200849240