223. 11 Years at a Trauma Center: A Hospital Chaplain's Guide to Grief, Death, and Living with J.S. Park

About this episode

Tara Accardo interviews J.S. Park, a hospital chaplain, about his experiences with grief and trauma.

Drop me a message or voice note! What happens when the person who holds space for the dying suddenly becomes the one who needs to be held? I sat down with J.S. Park, hospital chaplain of 11 years at a Level 1 trauma center, for one of the most profound conversations I've ever had on this podcast. And before we even hit record, life had already handed us a plot twist: our original recording date had to be pushed because J.S.'s own mother was struck by a drunk driver and became a trauma...

People in this episode

Host: Tara Accardo

Guest: J.S. Park

Topics covered

• grief
• death
• trauma
• hospital chaplaincy
• support
• personal experience

Keywords

• grief
• hospital chaplain
• trauma center
• death
• support
• J.S. Park

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