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...
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Eating Well For Grief Support
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...
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Meditation for Grief
What is meditation? Meditation for Grief can be a great way to aid in the healing process. According to wikipedia, “Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a...
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Support Systems for Grief
Experiencing loss causes grief. It is so important to have a support system while you grieve. Without that all important support, processing and dealing with grief can feel so lonely. ...
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Tips for Creating Your Own Grief Retreat
Have you ever wanted to just get away? Finding yourself stuck in grief? Maybe a lot of time has passed since a loved one died but you are still...
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11 Ways to Actually Help a Grieving Friend
Often after a loved one dies, there are many people who say the line. “Let me know if you need anything.” While the intention of those who say it may...
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Telling a Child that Someone has Died
by Chaplain Julia Rajtar What do you tell a child after their mother or father, or a sibling has died? Families struggle with thoughts such as: I’m not sure what...
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How the Bereaved Can Respond to Hurtful Words
In a grief groups I often hear the bereaved say that family and friends often try to console with words, but rather than being helpful, these words hurt. Supporters say...
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Grieving the “Right Way”
“Aren’t you over it yet?” “Are you still crying?” “Why aren’t you crying, didn’t you love him?” “How long are you going to tell that story?” “When are you going...
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Grieving Dementia
Someone once told me, think of Dementia as a bicycle wheel. There are many spokes on that wheel, some of them are, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewie body disease, neurovascular disease, etc. Dementia is the broad term to describe a disease that causes...
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Do I Need a Grief Group or Something?
I used to think that after the death of a loved one, the best way to cope was to talk about it, cry a little, share memories, maybe laugh a little and just keep going through life. This may be my way of coping after a death, it is not everyone’s...
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