Grief Support
Grief Support Coordinator
Julia Rajtar
Phone: 715-781-4003
Email: Julia.rajtar@bakken-young.com
Grief & Healing
Coping with Grief – 1 Year after the Coronavirus
If you are feeling overwhelmed by grief, you’re not alone. We acknowledge over 500,000 Covid-19 related deaths in the Unites States alone. For each COVID-19 related death, there are an average of nine people grieving. Thus, at this point in time, we remember those who have died from this isolating disease and hold space for
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The Face/Mask We Wear as we Grieve
by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Daily, a friend would preface leaving her house with the phrase, “I have to put my face on,” which was her way of saying, I have to put my make-up on. Though that is not usually the case with our grief, we “put on a face” before heading
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Complicated Grief: When We Need Extra Help in Mourning
by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There are some common reactions to grief, including feelings of sadness, yearning for what was, frequent thoughts and memories of the one who died, a desire to isolate from those around us for a while, and other thoughts, feelings
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