In this episode, Dr. E chats with Veleka Avant of Walk With Me Counseling about grief and how to cope with the grieving process. Be sure to listen and share this with others who may be grieving or wish to support others through grief. Show notes below:
Veleka Avant's website: walkwithmecounseling.com
Veleka Avant's Instagram: @avant_1111
Additional Resources on grief and grieving:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/20/1056741090/grief-loss-holiday-brain-healing
https://news.arizona.edu/story/understanding-black-grief (article that relates to how grief shows up differently in the Black community)
Book - What’s Your Grief by Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams
Book - The Gift of Grief by Dr. Ajita Robinson
The Grief Safe Space -Instagram
Roberta’s House - https://robertashouse.org/
Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective (BEAM) - https://beam.community/
Therapy For Black Girls - https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
Black Men Heal - https://blackmenheal.org/
Therapy For Black Men - https://therapyforblackmen.org/
The album "Call It Morning" (Manny Voices) is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, etc). Buy it on Bandcamp to get liner notes too: https://mannyvoices.bandcamp.com/
Increase Your Lexicon: Prandial (adj)
Unsung Black Heroes: Najah Aqeel
Weird and Wonderful World of Wildlife: Immortal Jellyfish
Joyful Noise: Sy Smith - Until We Meet Again album (song featured: "Always Pick Up For You"
Kendrick Lamar - "United In Grief"
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