Heather Nesle & Maria Collins of New York Life Foundation Discuss Brave of Heart Fund and Book The Golden Sweater

I had such a great discussion with Heather Nesle and Maria Collins of the New York Life Foundation for this episode.

Heather discusses their new initiative – The Brave of Heart Fund – which provides monetary grants to the family of front-line healthcare workers and volunteers who lose their lives because of Covid-19. Please share this discussion with all healthcare workers you know – they or their colleagues may need it.

Maria discusses the New York Life Foundation’s work in the area of childhood bereavement, including their new e-book download for kids, The Golden Sweater. It’s free to download, plus they are donating $1 to childhood bereavement programs for each download. She also discusses the new documentary, Speaking Grief, and tells us how to watch.

I hope you enjoy my discussion with Heather Nesle and Maria Collins of the New York Life Foundation.

Links & resources for this episode

• New York Life Foundation

• Brave of Heart Fund

• Download The Golden Sweater e-book

• Speaking Grief documentary

• Grief Sensitive Schools Initiative

• Heather Nesle & Julie Kaplow discussion on supporting kids during a pandemic

• Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model

• National Alliance for Grieving Children

• Eluna Network

• TAPS

• Comfort Zone Camp

• Judi’s House

• The Dougy Center

  Episodes mentioned:

• Episode 28 - StoryCorps & New York Life

• Episode 42 - National Alliance for Grieving Children

• Episode 43 - Judi’s House

• Episode 51 - Eluna Network

More links for listeners

• Download: Kids & Grief: What You Need to Know

• Article: I’m a Widowed Mom: Here Are My 3 Tips for COVID-19 Widows

• Book: Widowed Parents Unite: 52 Tips to Get Through the First Year, from One Widowed Parent to Another

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