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Missing Moments & Letter Writing: A Journal Exercise.

I still feel a small tinge of excitement when the mail comes.  It’s a fleeting feeling, one left over from…
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Coping with Pregnancy Loss: One Mother's Perspective

I'd like to welcome Hannah Mirmiran, today's guest blogger.  Hannah Mirmiran is a therapist who found What's Your Grief a…
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Therapist Credentials: What do all those letters mean?

Sometimes I feel like I need a decoder ring to understand therapist credentials.  You too?  Seriously, who knew? Should you…
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A Cure for the Mother's Day Blues

Here comes Mother's Day, a day which makes lots of women feel loved and appreciated (go moms!) and lots of…
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The Facade of "I'm Fine" and What to Do About It

Today's post is brought to you by none other than the one and only Nick Frye, LCPC.  Nick is a…
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A Letter to My Daughters on Mother's Day: Mother's Day After a Death

Dear Girls, You are probably vaguely aware that Mother’s Day is on Sunday. I want you to know I love…
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Six-Word Stories, Statements, and Exclamations: A Journaling Exercise

Legend has it that famous author Ernest Hemingway, out to lunch at the Algonquin, bet a table full of fellow writers he…
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Five Things You Should Know About the 'Five Stages of Grief'

Once upon a time (1969) a psychiatrist name Elisabeth Kubler Ross wrote the book ‘On Death and Dying’ which introduced…
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Mitch Albom, For One More Day: "Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back."

One More Day: What Would You Do?

I recently stumbled on the results of a study conducted in 2009 by Comfort Zone Camp.  They polled 1,006 adults…
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