I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Coping with Grief Without Saying a Word
I may be betraying my trade as a mental health professional to admit that, personally, I’m not much for counseling …
Read MoreWhat’s Your Memory? Remembering Everyday Moments
What are your memories of your loved one like? I suppose that’s a personal question, you don’t have to answer …
Read More64 Examples of Disenfranchised Grief
Disenfranchised grief is a term that was coined by one of our favorite grief researchers, Ken Doka, about twenty years …
Read MoreThanks For The Offer, But I Don’t Know What I Need!
We’ve all heard it before, from the well-meaning, tilted-head friends at the funeral and in the weeks to follow: “Let …
Read MoreGrief and Oral History: keeping memories alive
Almost every time I delete a voicemail from someone I love I have a thought that some might consider morbid: …
Read MoreWhen Feeling Okay Feels Wrong
I look at grief as more of a frienemy than anything else. To be honest, it’s been this way since …
Read MoreWhat is ‘Found Family’?
This morning we held a workshop on coping with loss. I know, it’s a very broad topic, but we planned …
Read MoreA Grief Concept You Should Care About: Continuing Bonds
I’ve always thought of continuing bonds as an ‘a-ha’ grief concept. As in… “A-ha! That makes so much sense.” “A-ha! …
Read MoreThis Is What Social Isolation Looks Like
It’s winter. It’s cold. It’s dark. I’ve been socially isolating. There, I said it. I’m guessing I might not be …
Read MoreI Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore: grief and loss of identity
Identity is a funny thing. The way we think of ourselves, how we define ourselves, the story we tell ourselves …
Read MoreGrief Support Gone Wrong: When You’re Beyond Second Chances
Nothing puts a person’s support system to the test quite like a crisis. When the clouds of hardship dull the …
Read MoreWhen Grief Goes From Just Plain Miserable to Problematic
Addressing the question of what’s “normal” or “expected” in grief is part and parcel of working in the field of grief and bereavement. Nevertheless, …
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