This beautiful conversation with death scholar and advocate for death education, Taya Dunn Johnson, can't be missed. We are all affected by the depths of grief in our lifetimes. Come along as Taya walks us through why we feel the way we do, what can help, and much more. 
Taya Dunn Johnson is an author, autism advocate, producer and director.  In 2012, Taya was widowed with a small child at age 35 when her husband died, then 2 years later she lost her father. Taya has become a death scholar and advocate for death education. Her new podcast I Can’t Imagine: Conversations on Death, Grief, and Trauma just launched and she will be having conversations about generational trauma, mental illness, and non-death losses are important, too, and Taya will be talking openly about all of those things.

Quotes from this episode:
On death due to addiction: "You are heartbroken and hurt so much more because you couldn't save him. No one can save someone else." - Taya Dunn Johnson
"The depth of pain relates back to the efforts to save, and that's part of the problem." - Taya Dunn Johnson
"Guilt serves no one. You have to unravel it." - Taya Dunn Johnson 
"The pain associated (with grief) is directly proportionate to the amount of love for that person." - Taya Dunn Johnson
"Grief comes in many different forms, and it looks different on every person." - Taya Dunn Johnson

Mentioned in this episode:
We Can Do Hard Things (Episode on Grief)
Simone Biles
Grief Talk Book

Where to find Taya Dunn Johnson:
Podcast:  I Can’t Imagine: Conversations on Death, Grief, and Trauma

Listen To Your Mother 2013  DC show, Taya Dunn Johnson reading Peanut Butter and Jelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK9usc-NJ7A
Taya’s website
Taya’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TayaDunnJohnson/

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