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 • 195 episodes
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic
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Changing lives through grief and the gift of pain
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Season 6
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Episode 194
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Shedding light on underreported overdose deaths with Truth Pharm
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Season 6
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Episode 193
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Her shocking loss made international headlines—Now she’s helping others navigate grief
Nicola Marshall’s world was shattered by a sudden, heartbreaking loss that made headlines around the globe. Her 12-year-old son died after falling from a balcony while they were vacationing in Spain.Yet, amidst this unimaginable heartach...
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Season 6
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Episode 192
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A Minnesota mother’s public plea to save lives after a fentanyl tragedy
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Season 6
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Episode 191
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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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Episode 190
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