Stories for Death, Grief and Loss

How can we help our children cope with death or illness in the family, or the grief and loss that comes in its wake?

Silke Rose West has been present for families in her school who lost children, mothers, and other family members. She has been at the side of elders as they died. Through it all, she has helped siblings, parents, her kindergarten class, and the entire school community reckon with the pain and love that resides in death.

In this episode, she explains how storytelling helped her - and can help you - guide children and families through those difficult moments, and give them hope.

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About This Podcast

From the authors of How to Tell Stories to Children comes a podcast that supports parents, teachers, and grandparents who want to engage in the intimacy and excitement of storytelling at home.

Our work has been endorsed by Dr. Jane Goodall, New York Times bestselling authors and parenting guides Steve Biddulph, Kim John Payne, Bill McKibben, Richard Rohr, Charles Eisenstein, and many more.

Warning! This is not a collection of children's stories (you can find those here). It's about empowerment. It is about finding your voice. We combine the science of storytelling with a step-by-step method, practice exercises, and sample stories to help you awaken to the storyteller within.