How does grief an immigration intersect?
What is it like to feel a loss twice in cases like kidnapping and incarceration?
How can building community help our healing process?
In this episode, I talk with Roxana about the unique ways that immigrants face and experience grief and loss. We talk about complex and anticipatory loss as loved ones cross borders and face danger, and the difficulty families face as they try to make a life in a new place. We also speak about the ways that building community has helped validate and heal those in our community facing these experiences of grief.
Roxana is the Outreach and Training Specialist at Gerard's House, a non-profit located in Santa Fe, New Mexico supporting families, children, and teens through loss. You can find out more about Gerard's House at https://gerardshouse.org
Roxana mentions another excellent resource for father's located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fathers New Mexico. You can find out about their work at https://www.fathersnewmexico.org
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Tess Kursel is the host of this podcast. She founded Upsprout to provide long-term support for grievers. You can learn more about her work at upsprout.store
