How to Sit With Stories of Death

Long before Grief Refuge’s Founder, Reid Peterson, put his professional experience out on the air waves, he listened to the Grief Out Loud podcast. It’s hosted by Jana DeCristafaro and is produced at the Dougy Center. If you are not familiar with the Dougy Center, it is an organization in Portland, Oregon, that provides support to grieving children, teens, and young adults.

The Dougy Center is highly acclaimed for their work. In fact, many other organizations throughout the United States base their work off of the model provided by the Dougy Center.

Today, we are proud to share Reid’s interview with Jana DeCristafaro from the Dougy Center. The interview and conversation entails Jana’s commitment to 20+ years of consistent efforts to de-stigmatize grief and grieving.

We deeply respect Jana’s professional expertise. It was an honor to interview her. 

We hope you enjoy the conversation and interview. Jana knows the grief process quite well and listening to her speak is quite helpful for feeling validated, comforted, and supported throughout your grief journey.

Listen to the full episode at griefrefuge.com/podcast

If you need more support for your grief journey, download the Grief Refuge app for daily comfort, care, and to feel soothed as you navigate your day-to-day living while experiencing grief (on iOS and Android).