SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Grief touches every home, yet few of us are ever taught how to carry it. This Sunday, 11 October, Love & Inspiration with Roy Cotton, Jr. opens that conversation in a special 45-minute segment with Dr. Janelle Chase-Mayers, convener of the Caribbean Griefology Conference 2026 (Barbados, 12–15 November), and Dr. Nicole E. Francis Cotton, a featured keynote speaker alongside Mr. Cotton.
“I am passionate about the Caribbean Griefology Conference because it honours loss not as a problem to be solved, but as a profound human experience to be witnessed, understood, and integrated,” said Dr. Chase-Mayers. “It encompasses death and dying, but extends to every form of loss that shapes a life: identity, belonging, culture, opportunity, and the futures that were never allowed to exist.”
Under the conference theme, “Rooted in Awareness, Healing, and Action,” guests will explore how loss shows up in the body, mind, and relationships, as well as various methods and tools for healing.
“So many people are grieving in silence,” said Mr. Cotton. “We want every listener to know they are not alone, and that healing is possible.” Dr. Francis Cotton added, “Grief is not something to get over; it is part of being human, and we can learn to carry it with grace. When we name our loss, God can begin restoring what feels broken.”
Tune in: 3:00–5:00 pm (Atlantic Time), 102.7 FM / 1300 AM or pjd2radiosxm.com.
Learn more: caribbeangriefology.manus.space | victoriouslivingfoundation.com
About the Guests & Host of Love & Inspiration
Dr. Janelle Chase-Mayers is the founder and CEO of Reengineering Wellbeing Consultancy and convener of the Caribbean Griefology Conference. A mental health consultant, educator, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and TEDx speaker, she taught at Barbados Community College for 20 years. She also lectures in the University of the West Indies Counselling Psychology Program and is adjunct faculty in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Dr. Nicole E. Francis Cotton, founder of the St. Maarten-based non-profit Victorious Living Foundation, is a Marriage & Family Therapist, Master Therapist of 25+ years, and Certified Lifestyle Prescription Medicine & Wholistic Health Coach. She co-developed the course Death, Dying and Bereavement (SOWK3039) for the University of the West Indies BSc in Social Work. Her wholistic, systemic approach integrates Emotional Freedom Techniques, trauma work and Lifestyle Medicine.
Mr. Roy Cotton, Jr. is the host of Love & Inspiration, an internationally syndicated program that rose to first place on Bshani Radio in July 2019 with 1.9 million listeners and reached 2.5 million in February 2022, with audiences spanning the United States, the Caribbean, India, Panama, and France. Born on St. Martin, he is a transformation specialist, motivational speaker, and interpersonal and professional development coach.
Dr. Nicole E. Francis Cotton
Mr. Roy Cotton Jr.
