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At Bakken-Young, we understand the stress of planning funerals, making arrangements, cremation, and what goes into it. Because of this, we have resources available to you where you can meet with us and ask any question you can think of. You can...
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You are more than you think you are. Grief is a human experience, and even if it feels like it is too much, let that be a sign that it was worth it…because you loved. You still love. You love them and always...
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One study recognizes multiple cases of children, adults, and elderly who all improved emotionally and physically after an animal-assisted therapy session. Those who were undergoing pain, anxiety, and depression experienced a decrease...
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Happy New Year! Open a window to let out the old and welcome in the new year. To that, a bereaved responded, “Well then, I better open the doors, windows, and roof,” with a chuckle in his voice. Another bereaved responded, “The...
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Imagine this: your loved ones are stressed. Scrambling for answers, arguing amongst each other, and worried. It could’ve been prevented. You could have saved them extra stress and time planning. You didn’t preplan your funeral, and...
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Music is communication. It is a connection. Music is freeing, calming, or even emotional. It is storytelling, love, fear, anxiety, depression, or all of the above. Music describes how you feel, and what you didn’t know you felt. It can help...
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“They brought my dog to the hospital to see me. I think that’s the thing that probably was the divider between going into depression and...
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Two family members attended a grief group, each expressing how they grieve, creating some conflict. One said, “I choose to celebrate Mom. Celebrating her on her birthday doesn’t mean I’m grieving. That’s not how I define grief!” The other said...
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When a loved one dies unexpectedly, it’s a shock. You freeze, go numb, or fall to your knees in disbelief. You cry. You cry so hard. There are many ways you might react when the news comes to...
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You’re grieving. One of your loved ones has passed. You could be feeling lost...
Read life storyAre you dragging your feet every day? Do you find it challenging to make...
Read life storyGrief is a mountain. It’s steep. It’s tall. It makes you lose your breath...
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