Tune in weekly to deep-dive into the ways money affects caregiving, life, and relationships with renowned special guests in the caregiving space. This week, we talk to Melissa Lunardini of Help Texts about experiencing anticipatory grief as a caregiver, debunking myths about grief, and tools to move through anticipatory and ambiguous grief.

Melissa has more than 17 years of experience in program conceptualization, training, and curriculum design focused on grief, loss, and trauma for healthcare, academia, youth-based NGOs, and other grief and loss-related industries. She holds a Fellow in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling, MBA, and holds a Master's in Psychology with a clinically trained background. She is adept in childhood bereavement, bereaved students, young adult grief, suicide prevention/postvention, traumatic loss, and theory. Melissa is a nationally recognized speaker and contributor in the childhood bereavement field. She is a published academic writer and peer reviewer. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. while supporting the Help Texts mission as the Head of Clinical.

In this episode—

Anticipatory grief as it relates to caregivers supporting someone with a terminal diagnosis
The difference between grief and mourning
Five stages of grief and do they always happen in the same order?
Pervasive myths about mental health and/or grief
We know that grief cannot be circumvented. Why this is important and how to really “feel your feelings?”
What are some tools someone can use to move through anticipatory grief?
How to talk to someone dealing with anticipatory grief?
What is the mission of Help Texts? How does it work?
What is your #1 tip for other caregivers?

Find Help Texts online at https://helptexts.com/ or on social at https://www.instagram.com/help.texts/.

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