Suicide, Grief and Depression with Rae Dumont

About this episode

Jill McClennen interviews Rae Dumont about the impact of depression and suicide on families, particularly in the context of caring for chronically ill children.

Send us Fan Mail Host Jill McClennen, a death doula and funeral celebrant, speaks with Rae Dumont, a Belgian-born pediatrician turned family therapist, about caring for chronically ill children and why connection and honest, age-appropriate truth matter as much as clinical skill. Dumont discusses her novel, “In the Shadow of Silence,” about a father’s depression and suicide and the different ways children and a spouse who is also a psychiatrist process grief, shame, guilt, anger, and “what if...

People in this episode

Host: Jill McClennen

Guest: Rae Dumont

Topics covered

• suicide
• grief
• depression
• chronic illness
• family therapy
• children's mental health

Keywords

• suicide
• grief
• depression
• chronic illness
• family therapy
• children
• mental health
• Rae Dumont
• Jill McClennen

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: In the Shadow of Silence

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