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Opening The Heart Of Western Medicine
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LISTEN NOW: End-of-LIfe Issues and the LGBTQ Community with Cheryl Jones
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- Why members of the LGBTQ community access less healthcare than the general population
- Obstacles faced by LGBTQ individuals in receiving care in residential facilities, hospices, hospitals
- Why a durable medical power of attorney is an essential document for all LGBTQ individuals
- How the organization SAGE advocates for LGBTQ seniors
- How to find common ground in end-of-life care even when we don't agree on lifestyle choices
- About post-traumatic growth and why it's important to foster
- Ways to create an LGBTQ-supportive environment in your organization or business
- About Cheryl's novel that addresses the challenges of LGBTQ relationships with family at the end of life
Cheryl Jones is the host of the radio show Good Grief. She is also a grief counselor and cancer educator. During her education as a Marriage and Family Therapist, her first wife was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, which was at the time a uniformly terminal illness with a six month to one year prognosis. In the eight + years that followed, Cheryl engaged daily in the work of preparing for her death. She received training during this period from Stephen and Ondrea Levine (Who Dies and Grieving Into Life and Death) and Richard Olney (founder of Self-Acceptance Training). After her wife’s death, Cheryl immersed herself in her own multifaceted grief, surprised by frequent moments of joy.
Cheryl is a consultant and group leader at the Free Therapy Program of the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, where she developed, manages and teachies in their Continuing Education program. She has trained extensively with Erving Polster, leader in the field of gestalt therapy and author of Everybody’s Life is worth a Novel. She was Clinical Director at the Alternative Family Project, which served the therapeutic needs of LGBTQ families in San Francisco. Finally she is the author of the recently published novel: An Ocean Between Them.
Website: www.weatheringgrief.com
Categories: Care of the Dying