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    <title>Casting Light by The LightHouse Arabia - Episodes Tagged with “Grief”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
    <description>Created by the team of expert clinicians at The LightHouse Arabia - Center for Wellbeing in Dubai, UAE, The Casting Light podcast explores important topics for mental health and wellbeing across the age range and life stages. Weekly episodes welcome guest experts from the team of world-class psychologists, psychiatrists and occupational therapist to share insights, practical tips &amp;amp; tools and support along life's journey. Suitable for adults (18 yrs+), parents and couples.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Mental Health and Wellbeing </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Juan van Wyk</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Created by the team of expert clinicians at The LightHouse Arabia - Center for Wellbeing in Dubai, UAE, The Casting Light podcast explores important topics for mental health and wellbeing across the age range and life stages. Weekly episodes welcome guest experts from the team of world-class psychologists, psychiatrists and occupational therapist to share insights, practical tips &amp;amp; tools and support along life's journey. Suitable for adults (18 yrs+), parents and couples.</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Little Lifetimes</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Shining light on the grief and loss of a pregnancy or miscarriage, and also raising awareness of the Little Lifetimes grief support group offered by The LightHouse Arabia. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;A discussion on the loss of pregnancy and miscarriage with Dr. Ottilia Brown, clinical&lt;br&gt;
psychologist at The LightHouse Arabia. In this conversation, the often silent or private&lt;br&gt;
bereavement of the loss of pregnancy is highlighted, along with the similarities and&lt;br&gt;
differences from more culturally acknowledged bereavement. Dr. Ottilia elaborates on&lt;br&gt;
the dynamics and impact of this process on the relationship of the couple who has suffered the loss. She also shares with the listeners about the support group for parents who have lost a pregnancy that she facilitates. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This podcast is facilitated by Juan van Wyk, a clinical psychologist at The LightHouse&lt;br&gt;
Arabia - Center for Wellbeing.  Special Guest: Dr. Ottilia Brown, PhD.&lt;/p&gt;
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psychologist at The LightHouse Arabia. In this conversation, the often silent or private<br>
bereavement of the loss of pregnancy is highlighted, along with the similarities and<br>
differences from more culturally acknowledged bereavement. Dr. Ottilia elaborates on<br>
the dynamics and impact of this process on the relationship of the couple who has suffered the loss. She also shares with the listeners about the support group for parents who have lost a pregnancy that she facilitates. </p>

<p>This podcast is facilitated by Juan van Wyk, a clinical psychologist at The LightHouse<br>
Arabia - Center for Wellbeing. </p><p>Special Guest: Dr. Ottilia Brown, PhD.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>A discussion on the loss of pregnancy and miscarriage with Dr. Ottilia Brown, clinical<br>
psychologist at The LightHouse Arabia. In this conversation, the often silent or private<br>
bereavement of the loss of pregnancy is highlighted, along with the similarities and<br>
differences from more culturally acknowledged bereavement. Dr. Ottilia elaborates on<br>
the dynamics and impact of this process on the relationship of the couple who has suffered the loss. She also shares with the listeners about the support group for parents who have lost a pregnancy that she facilitates. </p>

<p>This podcast is facilitated by Juan van Wyk, a clinical psychologist at The LightHouse<br>
Arabia - Center for Wellbeing. </p><p>Special Guest: Dr. Ottilia Brown, PhD.</p>]]>
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  <title>Grief During Times of COVID-19</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:15:00 +0400</pubDate>
  <author>Juan van Wyk</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Exploring the process of grief and bereavement, and practical ways to move through it - specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this podcast Juan van Wyk, a clinical psychologist at The LightHouse Arabia – Center&lt;br&gt;
for Wellbeing discusses grief and bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic with&lt;br&gt;
Aisling Prendergast, psychologist and emotional support groups lead at The LightHouse&lt;br&gt;
Arabia. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The conversation addresses what the process of grief and bereavement entails. The&lt;br&gt;
different tasks of this process are explained, along with practical ways to move through -&lt;br&gt;
specifically given the present challenges of travelling, and social restrictions. Aisling&lt;br&gt;
then shares about the support group services offered at The LightHouse Arabia through&lt;br&gt;
our Raymee Grief Center – in the form of free-of-cost individual grief sessions and grief&lt;br&gt;
support groups offered. Special Guest: Aisling Prendergast, MSc .&lt;/p&gt;
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for Wellbeing discusses grief and bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic with<br>
Aisling Prendergast, psychologist and emotional support groups lead at The LightHouse<br>
Arabia. </p>

<p>The conversation addresses what the process of grief and bereavement entails. The<br>
different tasks of this process are explained, along with practical ways to move through -<br>
specifically given the present challenges of travelling, and social restrictions. Aisling<br>
then shares about the support group services offered at The LightHouse Arabia through<br>
our Raymee Grief Center – in the form of free-of-cost individual grief sessions and grief<br>
support groups offered.</p><p>Special Guest: Aisling Prendergast, MSc .</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this podcast Juan van Wyk, a clinical psychologist at The LightHouse Arabia – Center<br>
for Wellbeing discusses grief and bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic with<br>
Aisling Prendergast, psychologist and emotional support groups lead at The LightHouse<br>
Arabia. </p>

<p>The conversation addresses what the process of grief and bereavement entails. The<br>
different tasks of this process are explained, along with practical ways to move through -<br>
specifically given the present challenges of travelling, and social restrictions. Aisling<br>
then shares about the support group services offered at The LightHouse Arabia through<br>
our Raymee Grief Center – in the form of free-of-cost individual grief sessions and grief<br>
support groups offered.</p><p>Special Guest: Aisling Prendergast, MSc .</p>]]>
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