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Welcome to the first episode of the When Grief Comes Home podcast. We're glad you're here. This podcast supports parents who are grieving a spouse, partner, or child while helping their children who are living through the loss of a parent or sibling. With personal grief stories and professional guidance, we offer parents practical tips for parenting while integrating their own grief.

We are launching this first episode with our host, Brad Quillen, who will be interviewing the founding Executive Director of Jessica's House, Erin Nelson. In this first segment, Erin shares her story of how she first entered the grief world when her husband and mom died when her children were young.

This first podcast introduces how Erin, Brad, and Colleen first met, how they became colleagues, and how Jessica’s House began.

Colleen and Erin introduce their new book When Grief Comes Home and talk about how long it takes to bring a book into the world.
Update: In this episode, Erin and Colleen reflect on how a book takes as long to be born into the world as a baby elephant. They mistakenly said that the gestational period for a mama elephant is three years, when it’s actually 18-22 months. They admit that they need to brush up on their animal facts and promise to stay in their lane of grief support.

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For more information on Jessica’s House or for additional resources, please go to jessicashouse.org