The Grief of an Overdose Death: Part 1

If you thought the avoidance around death and grief in our society was bad, it is nothing compared to the…
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Speaking Up About Grief, Vol 6

We know, we know...the first week of the month is about to end and we still haven't posted a edition…
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Deathbed Tweeting Makes Me Uncomfortable, And That's Okay

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  • Litsa Williams
So Monday Eleanor sends me this text: Did you hear about this guy tweeting from his mother's death bed? I…
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Cumulative grief aka grief overload aka "holy crap I can't handle all this loss!!!"

The other day we posted on the blog about different types of grief and we got a great comment pointing out…
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Secondary Loss -- one loss isn't enough??!!

When we experience death the grief associated with the loss itself is excruciating.  There are the obvious things we “expect”…
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Rando 6 R Process

Rando's Six R Processes of Mourning

If you follow along here regularly you know we have been featuring different grief theories every few weeks.  Wait, don’t…
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Grief Activity Books for Kids 3-9

There is no question that one of the most common concerns we hear from grieving parents is how to support…
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Disen-whaaaat?? Understanding Disenfranchised Grief

Disenfranchised grief: you may have heard this term thrown around and wondered what it is all about. Disenfranchised grief is…
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Speaking Up About Grief: Volume 5

Hard to believe this is Volume 5 of Speaking Up About Grief. For those of you regular followers who know…
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