Phoenix Rising With Dr Z: Conversations About Grief and Loss

By Dr, Christina Zampitella

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Description

In life. we so often avoid the experience of grief, and that avoidance makes it hard to talk about in our everyday lives. Yet it is a natural and almost universal experience- one that is complex and personal.

In this podcast, we will be deconstructing and zooming in on the component parts of grief,
and talking about the different ways we can process and heal through loss.

About Your Host
Dr Christina Zampitella- is a Dr of Clinical Psychology and a Fellow of Thanatology, with the Association for Death Education and Counseling and the founder of the Center For Grief and Trauma Therapy in Wilmington Delaware.

Episode Date
0073: When Grief Comes With Betrayal: Mourning Someone Who Lied | Part 1
Sep 01, 2026
0072: Ritual & Grief: Creating Sacred Containers for Loss with Gyani Richards (Part 2)
Aug 18, 2026
0072: Ritual & Grief: Creating Sacred Containers for Loss with Gyani Richards (Part 1)
Aug 11, 2026
0071: Medical Trauma: Anxiety, Agency, and Advocacy in Healthcare (PART 2)
Jul 28, 2026
0071: Medical Trauma: Anxiety, Agency, and Advocacy in Healthcare (PART 1)
Jul 21, 2026
0070: Born Into Loss: Grieving Deceased Siblings, Replacement Dynamics, and Healing After Family Silence (PART 2)
Jul 07, 2026
0070: Born Into Loss: Healing After a Deceased Sibling with Dr. Z & Sarah Vollman (Part 1)
Jun 30, 2026
0069: Father's Day After Loss: Navigating Grief, Love & Complicated Relationships
Jun 17, 2026
0068: Mindfulness & Grief: Self-Compassion, the Inner Critic, and Learning to Breathe Underwater (PART 2)
Jun 16, 2026
0068: Mindfulness & Grief: Self-Compassion, the Inner Critic, and Learning to Breathe Underwater (PART 1)
Jun 08, 2026
0067: The Body’s Language of Grief: Felt Emotion and Mind-Body Healing with Dr. Jenn Rapkin (Part 2)
May 26, 2026
0067: The Body’s Language of Grief: Felt Emotion and Mind-Body Healing with Dr. Jenn Rapkin (Part 1)
May 19, 2026
0066: Linking Objects in Grief: Finding Comfort and Continued Bonds with Mimi Rayl (Part 2)
May 05, 2026
0066: Linking Objects in Grief: Finding Comfort and Continued Bonds with Mimi Rayl (Part 1)
Apr 28, 2026
0065: Supporting Student Athletes After Suicide Loss with Chris Warren (Part 2)
Apr 14, 2026
0065: Supporting Student Athletes After Suicide Loss with Chris Warren (Part 1)
Apr 07, 2026
0064: Becoming a Widow: Kelsey Jagger on Trauma, Faith, and Looking for the Light (Part 2)
Mar 31, 2026
0064: Becoming a Widow: Kelsey Jagger on Trauma, Faith, and Looking for the Light (Part 1)
Mar 24, 2026
0063: The Impact of Loss on Couples and Families
Mar 10, 2026
0062: Chronic Illness in Limbo: Autoimmune Disease, Lymphoma, and Finding Control (Part 2)
Feb 24, 2026
0062: Chronic Illness in Limbo: Autoimmune Disease, Lymphoma, and Finding Control (Part 1)
Feb 17, 2026
0061: Rising from Chronic Illness (Part 2)
Jan 27, 2026
0061: Rising from Chronic Illness (Part 1)
Jan 27, 2026
0060: Losing A Grandparent (Part 2)
Jan 13, 2026
0060: Losing A Grandparent (Part 1)
Jan 06, 2026
0059: The Anniversary of My Cancer Diagnosis
Dec 19, 2025
0058: Unanticipated Loss with Jennifer Levin, FT (Part 2)
Dec 16, 2025
058: Unanticipated Loss with Dr. Jennifer Levin (Part 1)
Dec 09, 2025
057: Chronic Illness and Grief with Angela Dean (Part 2)
Nov 25, 2025
057: Chronic Illness and Grief with Angela Dean (Part 1)
Nov 18, 2025
056: Understanding and Helping Grieving Children with Jacey Ludlam, M.S. (Part 2)
Nov 04, 2025
056: Understanding and Helping Grieving Children (Part 1)
Oct 28, 2025
055: Why NOT The 5 Stages of Grief? with Dr. Rebecca Morse
Oct 23, 2025
054: Navigating Traumatic Loss with Dr. Ted Rynearson
Oct 14, 2025
053: The Loss of a Sibling: A Journey Through Grief, Suicide, and Family with Nicole Jamison (Part 2)
Sep 30, 2025
053: The Loss of a Sibling: A Journey Through Grief, Suicide, and Family with Nicole Jamison (Part 1)
Sep 23, 2025
052: Overcoming Unimaginable Loss: Dr. Z's Journey Through Grief and Cancer
Sep 09, 2025
051: Q&A with Christina Part 2
Apr 29, 2024
050: Q&A with Christina Part 1
Apr 15, 2024
049: Drug Overdose Part 2 with Laura Vargas
Apr 01, 2024
048: Drug Overdose Part 1 with Laura Vargas
Mar 18, 2024
047: Hospice Part 2 with Samantha Gambale
Mar 04, 2024
046: Hospice Part 1 with Samantha Gambale
Feb 19, 2024
045: Caregivers Part 2 with Samantha Gambale
Feb 05, 2024
044: Caregivers Part 1 with Samantha Gambale
Jan 22, 2024
043: Pet Loss Part 2 with Dr. Rebecca Morse (former ADEC president)
Jan 08, 2024
042: Pet Loss Part 1 with Dr. Rebecca Morse (former ADEC president)
Dec 27, 2023
041: Loss of Child Story
Dec 11, 2023
040: Life Coaching Part 2
Nov 27, 2023
039: Life Coaching Part 1
Nov 13, 2023
036: Suicide Loss Part 2 with Dr. Nikki Carden
Oct 02, 2023
035: Suicide Loss Part 1 with Dr. Nikki Carden
Sep 18, 2023
034: Coping skills for Grief Part 2
Sep 05, 2023
033: Coping Skills for Grief Part 1
Aug 21, 2023
032: Using Nature to Cope
Aug 07, 2023
031: EMDR Therapy Part 2 with Dr. Elizabeth Mikolajczyk and Marcus Scarfo
Jul 31, 2023
030: EMDR Therapy Part 1 with Dr. Elizabeth Mikolajczyk and Marcus Scarfo
Jul 24, 2023
029: Dealing With Religious Trauma with Dr. Elizabeth Mikolajczyk
Jul 17, 2023
028: Working With First Responders with Dr. Elizabeth Mikolajczyk
Jul 10, 2023
027: Loss of a Lifelong Friend Part 02
Jul 03, 2023
026: Loss of a Lifelong Friend Part 01
Jun 26, 2023
025: Immigration and Grief with Michele Turley
Jun 19, 2023
024: Reproductive Loss with Kate Goemaat-Suarez Part 02
Jun 12, 2023
023: Reproductive Loss with Kate Goemaat-Suarez Part 01
Jun 05, 2023
022: What is a Still Birth Doula? with Kate Goemaat-Suarez
May 29, 2023
021: Art Therapy with Marcus Scarfo Part 2
May 22, 2023
020: Art Therapy with Marcus Scarfo Part 1
May 15, 2023
019: Sound Therapy with John McElderry Part 2
May 08, 2023
018: Sound Therapy with John McElderry Part 1
May 01, 2023
017: Yoga Therapy with John McElderry Part 2
Apr 24, 2023
016: Yoga Therapy with John McElderry Part 1
Apr 17, 2023
015: Meaning Making and Meaning Reconstruction with Robert Neimeyer
Apr 11, 2023
014: When Does Grieving Start? Nonfinite Loss with Amanda Woolston, LCSW
Apr 03, 2023
013: Am I Feeling Grief? Ambiguous Loss with Amanda Woolston, LCSW
Mar 27, 2023
012: Isn’t Grieving Just For When Someone Dies? Non-Death Related Losses
Mar 20, 2023
011: How Do We Hold Onto Those We Have Lost? Continued Bonds
Mar 13, 2023
010: How is Grief Different When a Child Loses Someone? and Grieving with Danielle Ragazzo Part 2
Mar 06, 2023
009: How is Grief Different When a Child Loses Someone? and Grieving with Danielle Ragazzo Part 1
Feb 27, 2023
008: How is Losing a Child Different Than Other Forms of Loss? with Marcus Scarfo, Part 2
Feb 20, 2023
007: How is Losing a Child Different Than Other Forms of Loss? with Marcus Scarfo, Part 1
Feb 13, 2023
006: Am I EVEN Allowed to Grieve? Disenfranchised Grief w/ Dr. Rebecca Morse (former ADEC president) Part 2
Feb 06, 2023
005 Am I EVEN Allowed to Grieve? Disenfranchised Grief w/ Dr. Rebecca Morse (former ADEC president) Part 1
Jan 30, 2023
004: Am I Grieving Too Long? Prolonged Grief Disorder
Jan 23, 2023
002: My Story of Grief and Trauma with Dr Z-- Part 2
Jan 09, 2023
001: My Story of Grief and Trauma with Dr Z-- Part 1
Jan 02, 2023
Welcome to The Phoenix Rising Podcast With Dr.Z
Jan 01, 2023