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Psychologist Grieving Husband Launches “River and Ember” Support Kit

7/24/2026

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Tenisha Warner, a doctorate-holding psychologist, told CBS Mornings she is grieving her husband’s death.
She is caring for their 8-year-old daughter after Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, drowned while vacationing in Costa Rica last summer.
She created the “River and Ember” kit to give children and parents emotional support.
Warner said the hardest part is seeing others move on while she and her daughter cannot.

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Tenisha Warner, a doctorate-holding psychologist, told CBS Mornings she is grieving her husband’s death.
She is caring for their 8-year-old daughter after Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, drowned while vacationing in Costa Rica last summer.
She created the “River and Ember” kit to give children and parents emotional support.
Warner said the hardest part is seeing others move on while she and her daughter cannot.