Bakken Young Grief Calendar for January – June 2022
Here are the links from the Grief Calendar Image: Email Julia Rajtar Grief Support Page Main Website Mail...
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Whoopie! Welcoming a New Year With Out My Loved One
by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC People around us move forward in life as if nothing is different, yet for us, everything is different. Everything has changed with the death of our loved one, even us. As much as I wanted the world to...
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4 Recent Ted Talks For the Grieving
If you’re a fan of Ted Talks, they can be a great way to hear other people’s perspective on whatever they’re going through. Today we will look at four recent Ted Talks that are especially good for those who are grieving. We give a short review of...
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Don’t Talk Me Out Of My Pain
Knowing a loved one is in pain is hard. Many of us want to solve their problems for them or tell them what they should do to no longer be in pain. It is so easy to stand back and look at how others are dealing with issues and make declarations of...
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Understanding Your Window of Tolerance to Help Manage Grief
Understanding your window of tolerance to help manage grief is an important part of your emotional health. When you are operating within your window of tolerance you could say you are in a serene state. More specifically you are feeling...
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Grieving Styles and Family Dynamics
Grieving Styles and Family Dynamics (adapted from Grieving Styles and Family Dynamics-Communicating with Children & Teens, Andy MCNiel, MA, by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC What is normal when we are grieving? Normal is what you...
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Avoiding Places Your Deceased Loved One Used To Go
Have you caught yourself avoiding places your deceased loved one used to go? Death can catch us off guard. It is so sudden. It is even more so when a death is unexpected. We often associate certain places and experiences with people in our...
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A Beginners Guide to Journeying through Grief
Here is a beginners guide to journeying through grief. We all grieve. Any time we experience loss of any kind we grieve. We may grieve the loss of our youth, the loss of past traditions and especially the loss of another human. Loss is a part of...
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Service of Remembrance 2021
New Richmond Recording View Recorded Service River Falls Recording View Recorded Service Will you join us for a Service of Remembrance for 2021? Bakken-Young has done the service of Remembrance each year for 22 years. It is time to reflect...
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You Don’t Have To Celebrate If You Don’t Feel Like It
If the holidays bring about a lot of grief for you, you don’t have to celebrate if you don’t feel like it. There are a lot of things in life we need to push ourselves to do. Getting out of bed on a cold winter day. Saying no to a second or third...
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Asking for Help When Grieving
by Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Many of us will manage grief with the support of the loving and caring people around us, such as family, friends and co-workers. Sometimes we need the help of others to walk with us in our grief, such as a...
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Being Thankful and Giving Even As We Grieve
Being thankful and giving even as we grieve can be overwhelming. The giving season is upon us. Children are all over the place selling Christmas wreaths, pizzas, poinsettias and asking you to sponsor them as they do a fun run. Soon we will see...
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