RSVP for our Grief Support activities to: Julia Rajtar, Grief Support Coordinator, text or call 715-781-4003 or email julia.rajtar@bakken-young.com. Visit the Grief Support tab for more information about events, calendar, and resources...
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Whenever we face loss, we experience grief. Everyone grieves differently, yet there are some common responses you might expect . HFA’s Senior Bereavement Consultant, Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, shares some basic facts on grief and loss that may be...
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Eating well for grief support. Being disciplined about taking care of ourselves can be a challenge any time but it can be even harder while grieving. Everyone responds to grief differently. One common area that is affected is diet. There are two...
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You can’t catch grief from someone else. Grief is not contagious. You do not have to wear a proverbial mask and avoid contact with someone who is grieving. Grief can be a very lonely place. Avoiding someone who is in the throes of grief is more...
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The weird things we do when we grieve. Loss does something to our mind and body like nothing else. It is the emotional pain that feels physical and as a result can manifest in your body in physical aches and pains. Grief does weird things and we...
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More Than Just Emotional Pain: Grief Hurts Have you ever grieved so heart you could actually feel your heart ache. It is amazing how emotional pain can be physically painful. A deep ache in your heart and throughout your body that makes you want...
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By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC After the death of a parent, a child’s sense of safety and security is compromised. Children will often ask, “Who will take care of me if you die too?” This is a very real fear for children after a...
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Social media is so much a part of our everyday lives now that it is not uncommon to post about death on social media. The question becomes should there be a certain etiquette that comes with posting about death on different social media...
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May was mental health awareness month. Wow, don’t we all need a couple more months to bring attention to the importance of mental health? This year has been like no other, “unprecedented” in fact. So many changes, so much anxiety, fear and...
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Memorable funeral favors are a nice way to remember loved ones. It is so hard to say goodbye and having a little something to feel closer to them is so nice. While planning a funeral there are so many emotions and so much to do. Funeral favors...
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Mary Smith, was talking about supporting her family after the death of her own mother, “I have to be strong for my kids. They need me to hold it together right now.” In unpacking that statement, Mary said that she didn’t want to cry in front...
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An exhaustive list of things to do when planning a funeral could be made. Today it is about the top 5. The circumstances of a death will come into play in the importance of deciding which needs to happen first. These top 5 will be the first steps...
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