Talking Grief with Betsy DeVille

The Family Skeptical

Squeee! First interview in the books. We started out talking about seeing The Wild Robot with the boys. And then we spoke with Betsy Deville about her book, Grief for Atheists: A Compassionate Guide with Evidence-Based Strategies to Navigate Your Loss. Grief may not sound like a fun topic, but discussing ways to handle grief for kids and parents with an incredibly thoughtful woman was a blast. Should atheists have their own grieving ritual? How do we make a safe space for children to grieve? Does Pops read any of our social media posts?

And if you’d like to respond to Betsy’s survey and be entered to win a prize, go here: https://forms.gle/7rHqGEsGov5ppcxi7

Now to links:

• Betsy Deville - https://www.betsydeville.com

• Betsy Deville on Etsy - www.etsy.com/shop/betsydeville

• Betsy’s Survey - https://forms.gle/7rHqGEsGov5ppcxi7

• Greif for Atheists - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX22LZCZ?

• Creator Accountability Network

• The Secular Therapy Project

• Dad Tired’s episode, Shepherding a Grieving Child

The Family Skeptical: We’re a married atheist couple raising two wonderful, strange children. We ask big questions, dissect weird parenting moments, and examine how society ignores or misrepresents families like ours. If you’re any stripe of non-believer who’s involved in raising children, welcome! You are our people.

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