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Holding the Light

Child loss, universally, has been called the single, most devastating experience a family can face. It is a very personal journey, with no handbook for survival. Sharing our stories of love and loss offers validation, hope, and healing. Join Monica and Colby Charette in a very unique, mother-and-son podcast, as they share their personal grief journey, and those of others, with intimate interviews each episode that offer powerful experiences, candid advice for friends, retrospective lessons learned, insight and encouragement, and everything in-between. If you have experienced child loss, or care about someone who has, we invite you to hold the light with us, and keep coming back for inspiration and hope.

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Kirstie Martin: Grief & My Mental Well-Being

April 11, 2023 • Monica and Colby Charette • Season 2 • Episode 18

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When you are suffering with the most difficult grief of child loss, in your deepest despair, you sometimes question your mental well-being. But how do you know when grief becomes a mental health crisis? Kirstie Martin knew the difference one day, and sought help that saved her life. We are humbled to share her brave story, and celebrate the love and legacy of her son, Brady.

Kirstie is the founder of Maine Angel Moms, a private Facebook page for grieving Maine mothers. https://www.facebook.com/groups/440927923822597

988 is the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, active across the United States. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors who will listen, provide support, and connect people in crisis to resources if necessary.

866-771-9276 is the International Warm Line, referenced in this podcast. It is a mental health peer-to-peer phone support line for adults, aged 18 and older, offering mutual conversations with a trained peer specialist who has life experience with mental health recovery.

Holding the Light is an original, monthly podcast created and hosted by Monica and Colby Charette, edited and produced by Monica Charette, with support from Julia Vigue and Sophia Speeckaert. EMAIL US (shineoncass@gmail.com) with questions, comments, or a request to join us as a guest. We also welcome you to visit us at ShineOnCass (www.shineoncass.org) where our family continues to Shine the Light of Cassidy.

Our podcast’s theme music is As Long As You Love (Scarlet Wings) written and sung by Cindy Bullens, from the album Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth produced by Blue Lobster Records (1999). Available on CD or download at www.cidnybullens.com. Mention Holding the Light Podcast and receive a signed copy!

If you appreciate our grief podcast and would like the opportunity to support what we are doing to give space for families to share their grief stories, you can make a listener's gift. Your kind support will help fund the host site, editing, and production. You can Venmo @shineoncass noting Holding The Light Podcast, or Email us at holdingthelightpodcast@gmail.com.

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