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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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Linda Hartkopf: Grieving a Child Lost to Addiction

May 15, 2022 • Monica and Colby Charette • Season 1 • Episode 1

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Join us this week as we talk with Linda Hartkopf, who shares her very personal story
about losing her 25-year-old son Dylan to the disease of addiction. Linda bravely recounts when her son's substance abuse began, their fight for Dylan's recovery, and how she has turned her grief into helping others.

Linda talks about her volunteer work with Operation Hope in Waterville, Maine, where she serves as an "angel" to help families find resources. She is also involved with the national organization The Partnership to End Addiction, where as an advocate, she connects with other parents, teaches important communication skills, and helps provide emotional support.

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!

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