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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 • 205 episodes
Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic
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As an evening news anchor, Laura Monteverdi is used to reporting difficult stories—but one of the hardest stories she’s ever told is her own. In this powerful episode of Grieving Out Loud, Laura opens up about the devastating loss of h...
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‘I lost who I was.’ Emily’s Hope Treatment Scholarship gives mom second chance
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From Adoption to Loss—One Mother’s Journey of Love and Resilience
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Minnesota’s First Addiction and Recovery Director on Drugs, Policy, and Controversial Solutions
To battle the nation’s opioid and substance use disorder epidemic, Minnesota has created a new position focused on the problem. The governor appointed Jeremy Drucker to serve as the administration’s first Addiction and Recovery Director....
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Fan Mail
this podcast was shared to me by my niece and I thought it was wonderful. My heart goes out to Shani. I have a daughter as well that suffers from drug addiction and mental health problems. I am fortunate to still have her in my life but at age 26 she now sits in prison for the next two years because of her multiple felonies caused by her actions as a result of her addiction. Drug addiction has ripped her once stable life apart and now her actions will affect her and her three young children’s lives forever. I am a nurse as well so have also experienced the embarrassment that one may feel with a child that everyone talks about. I admire Shani for her strength and courage and her fight for narcan.
Carrington, North Dakota
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