In this episode of The Teaching Journeys Podcast episode, host Dave Roberts speaks with Tanya Manley, a mother and advocate for grieving parents. Tanya shares her personal journey of loss, detailing the deaths of her two children and how these experiences led her to help others through her podcast ‘Sunset Stories’ and a supportive Facebook group for bereaved mothers. The conversation covers Tanya’s background, highlighting her own challenges such as growing up with a teenage mother and experiencing a teen pregnancy. She emphasizes the significance of sharing personal stories, Mental Health awareness, and taking the necessary time to heal. The discussion also stresses the often overlooked grief of siblings and the importance of faith, self-care, and community support. Tanya provides additional resources for grieving parents and invites listeners to connect via social media for further support.

Tanya Bio and Contact Information

Tanya is a 50-year-old mother of 4 boys ,two in heaven and two on earth. Tanya has been happily married to her husband Will for 16 years. Tanya started Sunset Stories podcast to get the conversation going about child loss, to find and build a community of resources, and to tell the stories of our children and loved ones so they may serve as hope and light in the darkness of child loss. She aspires to be the person I needed when I lost my son Easton at birth in 2014 and my 30-year-old son CJ from a head injury after a motorcycle accident in 2021 that took his life. In addition to Sunset Stories podcast Tanya administers a Facebook group for bereaved mothers called Grieving Mama’s. We are almost 8,000 members strong 💪🏽 it is a safe space to be seen, heard and supported. Tanya is also a grief coach and business owner. Tanya wants anyone grieving to know they are not alone and we can heal together

Contact Information

Email: sunsetstoriespodcast@gmail.com

Facebook: Tanya Manley

Facebook: Grieving Mamas

Tik Tok: Sunset Stories Podcast

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Dave Roberts LMSW, Author, Podcaster

David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology child life department at Utica University in Utica, New York. Dave also teaches psychology classes at Pratt MWP School of Art and Design. He is the host of The Teaching Journeys Podcast, which can be found on Apple, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

Dave has presented workshops at national conferences of The Compassionate Friends as well as for the Bereaved Parents of the USA. He was also a keynote speaker at the 2011 and 2015 national gatherings of the Bereaved Parents of the USA. Dave also co-presented a workshop titled “Helping Faculty After Traumatic Loss” for the Parkland, Florida community in May of 2018, in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School.

Roberts has been a past HuffPost contributor and has contributed articles to Medium, Open to Hope Foundation, Mindfulness and Grief, Thrive Global, and the Recovering the Self Journal. He has also appeared on numerous podcasts, as well as Open to Hope Television. In 2021,he co-authored and published a book with Reverend Patty Furino titled, When The Psychology Professor Met The Minister.