In this episode, we talk to Shannon. If you listened to the last three episodes with authors from the Great Canadian Woman: She is Strong and Free volume III, this name may be ringing a bell. All three authors mentioned the name Shannon and how she was a supportive person throughout the time they spent writing their stories. Shannon was also a source of support, encouragement, and hope while I was writing my story as well. We are incredibly fortunate that Shannon is going to share her story with us in this episode. She speaks to us about her experience with loss and how she coped. There is a trigger warning for grief and loss in this episode.

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

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