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Lindsey Whissel Fenton has created an extraordinary PBS documentary about family grieving. If you want to watch it now, the Vimeo link and password are here:
password: wpsugrief
You can also join the
live Facebook Event which is followed by a live Q&A with Lindsey:
"On July 15, at 8 p.m. EST, we will be hosting a special screening of our documentary "Speaking Grief" on WPSU Grief's Facebook page!
This screening will be followed by a virtual Q&A featuring Lindsey Whissel Fenton, the producer, director, and writer of Speaking Grief, as well as Zee Wolters one of the people featured in the documentary. We will also be joined by people that are experts grief support and the grief journey, Megan Devine (
Refuge In Grief
), Kevin Carter of
Uplift Center for Grieving Children
, and Maria Collins of the New York Life Foundation (
#nylfoundation).
We know a lot of people have been dismayed about missing showtimes in their area, so this is a great opportunity to watch "Speaking Grief" directly from Facebook. Be sure to share with people you care about that you think could benefit from being a part of the
#SpeakingGrief conversation!"
Lindsey Whissel Fenton is an Emmy award-winning storyteller who is passionate about using public media to build empathy. She is currently a senior producer at
WPSU where, most recently, she developed, produced, directed, and wrote
Speaking Grief, a multi-platform initiative aimed at helping create a more grief-aware society.
In 2017, Fenton co-produced and directed
A Time to Heal, a public media documentary that explores the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of those who fought, protested, or prayed for their loved ones to come home alive.
You Can't Say That, which she produced, was among eight U.S. programs selected to screen at the 2013 International Public
 Television Screening Conference (INPUT) conference in El Salvador; it was also honored with a Mid Atlantic Emmy Award. Some of her other projects include
Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together and
World on Trial: The French Headscarf Law. Fenton also serves as a host for the WPSU-FM series
Take Note.
In 2012, Fenton was one of four professionals selected by Rotary International District 7350 to serve as an ambassador for its Group Study Exchange to Ukraine. She earned her bachelor's degree in Cinema and Digital Arts from Point Park University and her master's degree in Learning, Design, and Technology from Penn State.
Fenton practices Shotokan karate and holds the rank of Nidan (second degree black belt). She also recently discovered a passion for
rock climbing. A native of Buffalo, NY, Fenton currently resides in Central Pennsylvania with her husband. She is the proud dog-mom to Birch, a 7(ish)-year-old Maltese who was rescued from a puppy mill by
Pets Come First.
Every Wednesday we will be publishing Pandemic Weekly for, we hope, not too long. We invite you to submit your thoughts, essays, poems or songs. Please send to info@aftertalk.com.
Every Thursday we publish "AfterTalk Weekly." We invite readers to submit their own poem, essay, or suggestions for publication. If you are a therapist you are welcome to extend this invitation to your clients as well. Please send your submission to info@aftertalk.com
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Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD...
...is one of the foremost authorities on bereavement and grief. We are honored to host a weekly question and answer column authored by Dr.
 Neimeyer. We invite you to ask questions with the security of anonymity and confidentiality. Simply email your question to ask@aftertalk.com or click this link:
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