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The Integrative Palliative Podcast
Conversations about communication, caregiving, and changing the experience of serious illness.
Hosted by physician, educator, and speaker Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, The Integrative Palliative Podcast explores one central question:
How do we improve the experience of serious illness when we cannot change the illness itself?
Through thoughtful conversations, practical tools, and evidence-informed insights, each episode helps listeners navigate the challenges of serious illness with greater clarity, compassion, and confidence. Topics include communication, family caregiving, clinician wellbeing, decision making, whole-person care, and the emotional realities that accompany serious illness.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, a family caregiver, or simply someone walking beside a loved one through illness, you'll discover practical skills that can improve your confidence, reduce your stress, and help you find meaning even if the patient's illness can't be cured.
If you're a caregiver, visit www.DoctorDelia.com for information about programs, resources, and personalized support from Dr. Delia.
If you are a healthcare organization or interested in discussing speaking or consulting with Dr. Delia, visit www.integrativepalliative.com.
The Integrative Palliative Podcast
Fragments and Light: An Exploration of Traumatic Grief
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In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Dr. Delia Chiaramonte shares her experience of traumatic loss of both her father and her father-in-law.
Traumatic grief is not just about missing someone—it’s about having your sense of the world torn apart. It can show up in surprising ways: emotional numbness, panic, guilt, dissociation, and even physical symptoms. In this episode, you’ll learn how traumatic grief differs from more typical grief, and what helps people begin to heal.
You’ll also hear:
- Surprising aspects of traumatic grief that many people don’t talk about
- Evidence-supported tools to support healing after traumatic loss
- The importance of the body in trauma recovery
Whether you’re grieving a traumatic loss or supporting someone who is, this episode offers a space for truth, tenderness, and the possibility of healing.
Mentioned in This Episode:
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 (24/7 free support)
- Therapies that may help: EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, trauma-informed grief therapy
- Mind-body tools for trauma: grounding, breathwork, guided imagery, gentle movement
Connect With Dr. Delia:
- Website: www.integrativepalliative.com
- LinkedIn: Delia Chiaramonte, MD
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