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Alicia Field: Creating a Safe Space for Kids that are Grieving

Posted on June 11, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Alicia Field shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human.

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Carly Woythaler-Runestad: Lincoln Nebraska Grief Support Network

Posted on June 10, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Carly Woythaler-Runestad shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human.  

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Barry Koch: A Butterfly Has Been Released

Posted on June 10, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Barry Koch shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human.  

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Kelly Daugherty and Lisa Millis: The Grief Experience, Healing Strides

Posted on June 10, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Kelly Daugherty and Lisa Millis shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human. #GriefSupport #Thanatology #ADEC2025 #HopeAndHealing #DeathEducation https://youtu.be/_0pG1-0bUYg

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Ashley Leal: Finding Support as a Child

Posted on June 10, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Ashley Leal shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human. #GriefSupport #Thanatology #ADEC2025 #HopeAndHealing #DeathEducation https://youtu.be/0VV7y-rBfNs

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Carla Stumpf Patton: Suicide Help

Posted on June 10, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Carla Stumpf Patton shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human. #GriefSupport #Thanatology #ADEC2025 #HopeAndHealing #DeathEducation https://youtu.be/lLHtOc0mJiw

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Cristina Felizardo: Ajuda para o luto em Portugal

Posted on June 9, 2025 - by admin

Partilhando uma Mensagem de Esperança | 46ª Conferência Anual da ADEC 2025. Junte-se a nós enquanto Cristina Felizardo partilha poderosas palavras de esperança e cura na 46ª Conferência Anual da Associação para a Educação e Aconselhamento sobre a Morte® (ADEC), a organização líder para profissionais em tanatologia, aconselhamento para o luto e cuidados paliativos. A missão da ADEC é capacitar os profissionais com as ferramentas, o conhecimento e a compaixão necessários para apoiar os indivíduos e as comunidades no meio da perda, da morte e do luto. Esta apresentação é uma contribuição sincera para esta missão — edificante, inspiradora e […]

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Lane Pease: Children and Grief

Posted on June 9, 2025 - by admin

Sharing a Message of Hope | ADEC 46th Annual Conference 2025. Join us as Lane Pease shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human. #GriefSupport #Thanatology #ADEC2025 #HopeAndHealing #DeathEducation

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Megan Lopez: National Alliance for Childrens Grief

Posted on June 6, 2025 - by admin

Join us as Red Douglas shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human.   #GriefSupport #Thanatology #ADEC2025 #HopeAndHealing #DeathEducation

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Red Douglas Administrators at Colleges in Dealing with College Loss

Posted on June 6, 2025 - by admin

Join us as Red Douglas shares powerful words of hope and healing at the 46th Annual Conference of The Association for Death Education and Counseling® (ADEC), the leading organization for professionals in thanatology, grief counseling, and end-of-life care. ADEC’s mission is to empower professionals with the tools, knowledge, and compassion needed to support individuals and communities through loss, death, and grief. This presentation is a heartfelt contribution to that mission—uplifting, inspiring, and deeply human. #GriefSupport #Thanatology #ADEC2025 #HopeAndHealing #DeathEducation

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