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Dr. Kimberly Harms’ many life roles have included serving as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service, a dental school professor, a civil mediator, a clinical dentist, the President of an international women’s organization, and a National Spokesperson for the American Dental Association. She is also a death doula, a grief counselor, an award-winning, bestselling author, and an international speaker on the topics of grief, conflict, and legacy planning. Having suffered the deaths by suicide of her mother and son and the death by broken heart of her husband after their son’s death, Kim knows from personal experience that it is possible to prepare for a healing path to joy and peace no matter what life brings. Be sure to tune in for this powerful interview, as Kim shares the wisdom she has gained through tragedy, how she pulled herself out of her pit of despair, the tasks of mourning, the importance of overcoming grief and challenges in our lives to leave a legacy of joy and resilience, and so much more! 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: 

• Kim’s son Eric’s experience of seeing an angel.
• The way Kim discovered her lifesaving change of attitude.
• The difference between grief and mourning.
• How the combination of medication and psychotherapy helped to treat Kim’s depression.
• Bringing hope for the holidays after loss. 

SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS DR. KIMBERLY:

• What was your experience after your son Eric’s death, when the phone rang, and you heard Eric’s voice?  
• What are the four tasks of mourning? 
• What important emotional legacies can be left to a person’s loved ones after death?
• Why were you called to Rwanda after the death of your son Eric? 
• Why do you say that healing is not a passive event?

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