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Lighting the Path: A New Concept of Hospice Care

Lighting the Path: A New Concept of Hospice Care

By: Jerry Fenter
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Lighting the Path is here as a guide to help anyone with a life-limiting illness have a better end of life experience. Our goal is to provide you with honest, clear, and unbiased information about hospice and palliative care.Copyright Harbor Healthcare System © 2025 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
Episodes
  • How to Support Grieving Children and Teens

    How to Support Grieving Children and Teens
    Mar 31 2026
    Children experience grief differently from adults—yet their feelings are just as deep and real. In this episode of Lighting the Path, Melissa Lunardini, Chief Clinical Officer for Help Texts and nationally recognized expert in children's grief, explores how we can better support children and teens who are grieving. Drawing on her 20 years of experience, Melissa dispels common myths about how children understand and express loss. She shares practical ways adults can offer genuine help without unintentionally causing harm—highlighting specific words and phrases to avoid when comforting younger children. Melissa also offers two key insights for helping grieving teens, whose needs often differ from younger children and adults alike. While grief touches all ages, she reminds us that the way people need to grieve can differ significantly based on age, development, and emotional capacity. The episode concludes with a helpful tool Melissa recommends for anyone—parents, teachers, clinicians, or clergy—who walks alongside children and teens in grief. Key Discussion Points: Common misconceptions about how children grieve Why language matters: what not to say to grieving children Two practical ways to support grieving teens Understanding developmental differences in the grieving process A practical tool to help children and teens process loss Connect with Harbor Hospice & Beacon Hospice: Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.comFor more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.lifeFor more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.comPlease send your questions or comments to the podcast host at jfenter@harborhcs.com.
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    27 mins
  • Get Griefy is Helping the World Share Stories of Loss and Hope

    Get Griefy is Helping the World Share Stories of Loss and Hope
    Mar 17 2026
    In this follow-up episode of Lighting the Path, host Jerry Fenter continues the conversation with Kera Sanchez, founder and editor of Get Griefy magazine. Kera shares how the idea for the magazine first came to her—quite literally—in the shower. Though she had no formal background in journalism, her passion for helping others share their stories of grief and loss led her to create a publication that now reaches readers across the globe. Through Get Griefy, people from every walk of life have found a place to express their experiences with loss, healing, and transformation. Kera reflects on some of her favorite published stories and how they've connected a worldwide community of grievers and creatives alike. The upcoming issue of Get Griefy focuses on women's issues—honoring resilience, vulnerability, and empowerment through storytelling. Listeners can explore more or read the free digital edition at getgriefymagazine.com, with a print version also available for purchase. Key discussion points: The unexpected inspiration behind Get Griefy Turning passion into purpose without formal training Highlighting meaningful stories from around the world A preview of the next Get Griefy issue on women's issues Connect with Harbor Hospice & Beacon Hospice: Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.comFor more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.lifeFor more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.comPlease send your questions or comments to the podcast host at jfenter@harborhcs.com.
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    16 mins
  • How Kera Sanchez Turned Her Grief Into a Creative Purpose

    How Kera Sanchez Turned Her Grief Into a Creative Purpose
    Mar 3 2026
    When grief meets creativity, something powerful can emerge. In this episode of Lighting the Path, host Jerry Fenter talks with Kera Sanchez, founder and editor of Get Griefy—a heartfelt online and print magazine that explores grief, healing, and creative expression. Kera begins by sharing the deeply personal story of her mother's sudden death while traveling abroad. The timing and circumstances brought unique emotional challenges, leaving Kera searching for ways to process the loss. Through that pain, she discovered the healing potential of creative self-expression. Her first project—a guided grief journal—became a meaningful outlet for reflection and connection. That experience inspired her next endeavor: Get Griefy, a magazine dedicated to normalizing grief, amplifying voices of those in mourning, and creating community through storytelling and art. Listeners will come away inspired by Kera's courage, her creativity, and her commitment to opening new conversations about loss, resilience, and the many ways we find meaning after heartbreak. Key discussion points: The emotional challenges of losing a loved one abroad How creativity became part of Kera's healing journey The origins of Get Griefy magazine and its mission Why storytelling and creative community matter in grief work Connect with Harbor Hospice & Beacon Hospice: Follow Harbor Hospice on Facebook. Follow Beacon Hospice on Facebook.For more information about Harbor Hospice, please visit harborhospice.comFor more information about Beacon Hospice, please visit beacon.lifeFor more information about HarborCare & BeaconCare Palliative Services, please visit myharborcare.comPlease send your questions or comments to the podcast host at jfenter@harborhcs.com.
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    19 mins
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