Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic
Angela Kennecke is a journalist who lost her 21-year-old daughter Emily to fentanyl poisoning on May 16, 2018. Angela is "grieving out loud" to try to put an end to this epidemic by stopping the stigma and promoting the treatment of substance use disorder as the disease it is. Anyone coping with loss and looking for inspiration can benefit from listening to this podcast.
Podcasting since 2019 • 191 episodes
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic
Latest Episodes
Exposing ‘New York’s Deadliest Pill Pusher’
Doctors are people we often trust to make the best decisions for our health. While that's usually the case, it’s not always true. Dr. Stan Li, a once-respected anesthesiologist, became known as "New York’s deadliest pill pusher." Li wrote more ...
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Season 6
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Episode 190
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39:40
Saving tiny lives and healing families at a sanctuary for opioid-exposed newborns
Addiction's impact extends far beyond adults and teens—each year, over 20,000 babies are born dependent on drugs due to prenatal exposure. In this episode of Grieving Out Loud, we speak with a neonatal nurse practitioner who saw a crit...
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Season 6
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Episode 189
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39:39
Preview: A glimpse into healing for next week's powerful episode
We're taking a break this week for the election, but we will return next week with a powerful new episode of Grieving Out Loud. Next week's episode dives into a struggle that too many families face, but often goes unspoken. Every year, more tha...
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Season 6
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3:20
Mother who lost son to fentanyl sits down with Vice President Harris
After losing her son Alec to fentanyl poisoning on his 26th birthday, Dita Bhargava has transformed her grief into action, becoming a powerful voice in the fight against fentanyl. She’s engaged in important conversations with political leaders ...
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Season 6
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Episode 188
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44:05
'Be Glad:' Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Gladys McGarey
In this special episode of Grieving Out Loud, we revisit a cherished conversation with Dr. Gladys McGarey, a trailblazer in holistic medicine who passed away on September 28th at the age of 103. Her wisdom transcended the medical field...
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Season 6
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Episode 187
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35:22