Dr. Mekel Harris is a licensed psychologist and health service provider who specializes in grief and loss. She has travelled her own road of heartbreak and shares how it changed how she lived and related to her clients. She became a better listener and astute observer, and she was also able to forge better connections through sharing her truth. Her faith has played a monumental role in how she has weathered her own grief and loss journey. Dr. Mekel describes how trauma and grief rattles our nervous systems, as well as the role that shame plays in that journey. She underlines the importance of naming the “elephant in the room,” so we aren’t avoiding grief and isolating ourselves. She says we need to go all in because life is short and precious. Erika and Dr. Mekel discuss how to talk to children about death, including suicide, using the KISS method.

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Trigger warning: contains references to suicide

If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or are worried about a friend or loved one, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 [TALK] or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.