Grief Resources
All There Is Podcast with Anderson Cooper
Grief can feel so lonely but talking about it and listening to others share their experiences helps. In all new episodes of this award-winning podcast, Anderson Cooper continues his deeply personal exploration of grief in all its complexities. In moving and honest discussions, he learns from others who have faced life-altering losses.
Grieving.com Forums
Grieving.com is a a community of people supporting each other. The forum is supported through donations and advertising. They have an amazing group of people from over a 100 countries.
Resources for Parents and Teachers
Peptoc Hotline
Peptoc Hotline features pre-recorded life advice and encouraging messages from the students at West Side Elementary, a K-6th public school in rural Healdsburg, California.
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Within a few days of going live in late February of 2022, the hotline went viral on social media, was covered by all major press and news stations, and received over 60,000 calls an hour. Within one month, the hotline received almost 5 million calls from all over the globe. As of December 2025, they have received over 25 million calls, and continue to receive huge surges of calls.
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The hotline has deeply touched millions as we navigate a very difficult time in the world. People have sent them letters from all over the globe--from cancer patients, to emergency ward staff, to kids who needed a pick-me-up after a difficult day. They know that the hotline as even saved lives.
Kindness 101 with Steve Hartman
Kindness 101 is a CBS News series by Steve Hartman, featuring heartwarming stories from his "On the Road" segment to teach K-12 students about character, social-emotional skills, and life lessons like gratitude, empathy, and perseverance, with free educational resources (activities, videos, discussion prompts).
Author Judy Galbraith
Award-winning author and publisher Judy Galbraith, M.A., has a master’s degree in guidance and counseling of the gifted. A former classroom teacher, she has worked with and taught gifted children and teens, their parents, and their teachers for many years. In 1983 she started Free Spirit Publishing, which specializes in Self-Help for Kids® and Self-Help for Teens® books and other learning resources.
Judy is the author or coauthor of several books, including the perennially popular The Gifted Teen Survival Guide, The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids, When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers, and You Know Your Child Is Gifted When . . . She has appeared on Oprah and has been featured in Family Circle and Family Life, as well as numerous other magazines, newspapers, and broadcast and online media.