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Our society seems pretty comfortable with the following if-then logic. “If there has been a death, then there will be grief.” This logic is easily observed and understood by just about anyone. Take a look at Oxford Dictionaries definition of ‘Grief’: Deep sorrow, especially
From a very young age, we begin to develop expectations about the world around us. Our brains create rules to help us organize the boatloads of information we encounter each and every day. Some of these are simple, practical rules.
I've always thought of birthdays as a mark that someone's grown a year older. For me, it's always seemed like birthdays are about age because we celebrate them on the exact day a person was born to recognize they've made
I always wanted an imaginary friend as a child, but my mind wouldn't stretch far enough. I envied kids who genuinely managed to conjure the idea of someone else's presence because I guessed they were never lonely. They always had
Disenfranchised grief is a term coined by one of our favorite grief researchers, Ken Doka, about twenty years ago. He defines disenfranchised grief as: “Grief that persons experience when they incur a loss that is not or cannot be openly acknowledged,
The anniversary of my mother's death, or her "deathiversary", is closing in on me. I usually count on the foliage and cool fresh air to tip me off, but the beginning of Fall was so unseasonably warm this year, I
Resources in your community: Depending on where you are located, you may have access to grief counselors, hospices, grief centers, and many other community resources. To search resources available in your community, head over to Google or Google Maps and type
Resources in your community: Depending on where you are located, you may have access to grief counselors, hospices, grief centers, and many other community resources. To search resources available in your community, head over to Google or Google Maps and type