Grief and Healing Archives - Bakken Young Funeral Home - River Falls and New Richmond Wisconsin

February 5, 2026

View our 2026 Grief Support Calendar, for months of January to June 2026. All our grief support services are...

June 18, 2024

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC (adapted from Grieving Styles and Family Dynamics-Communicating with...

September 21, 2023

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC After her father’s death, a bereaved adult daughter...

July 20, 2023

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC I recently heard this song: “How can...

July 13, 2023

You are experiencing grief or loss. It can be easy to be alone, but...

June 15, 2023

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC “I’m sorry for your loss, my sympathy...

May 18, 2023

By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC How often after death, does a well-intentioned...

April 20, 2023

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC A question frequently expressed by the bereaved...

March 13, 2023

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Years ago there was a tv commercial for...

February 17, 2023

By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Have you ever tried to put a puzzle...

January 16, 2023

by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC In a grief group, a bereaved woman...

December 16, 2022

by Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC As much as I wanted the world to...