182 The Timely Presence: Year-Long Grief Support and Showing Up After Loss
Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former Hospice nurse, interviews Kelly Edmondson, RN, a bereaved mother and certified grief counselor who founded The Timely Presence, a year-long grief support service. Kelly shares formative experiences with death in Trauma ICU, including an 18-year-old Dying on Christmas as his Family arrived, and later the death of her son Darius in 2023, which led her to focus on supporting people through milestone days. She explains how The Timely Presence provides one-time-purchase collections tailored to Relationships (parent/child, spouses/partners, infant pregnancy loss, and other close relationships), delivering 3–6 heirloom-quality personalized gifts over a year, ending on the loss anniversary, with reminders to the gift giver. Kelly discusses practical gift examples, expanding interest in pet loss, and guidance for supporting grieving people: say the loved one’s name, listen without trying to fix grief, avoid comparisons, and recognize grief has no timeline.
00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer
00:44 Meet Kelly Edmondson RN
02:15 Christmas ICU Turning Point
05:18 The Call That Changed Everything
07:27 Mother’s Day and Finding Purpose
10:37 Building The Timely Presence
15:07 How the Service Works
17:28 What’s Inside the Gifts
21:08 Grief Counseling and Pet Loss
23:58 Say Their Name and Remember
30:29 What to Say to Grievers
34:14 Where to Find Timely Presence
35:52 Closing Thanks and Subscribe
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