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Grieving During Happy Times of Life

Life after loss is bittersweet. We've talked about it time and again. Suddenly happy moments make you acutely aware of…
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Coping with Grief Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Over the years, we’ve talked a lot about the different therapeutic approaches commonly used to manage grief. Despite our love…
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I am Hopeless; I am Hopeful: Dialectical Thinking in Grief

I am Hopeless; I am Hopeful: Dialectical Thinking in Grief

When I tell people that philosophy is what got me through my dad's death, they look at me like I…
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Facing Loss: When Hope and Grief Co-Exist

Facing Loss: When Hope and Grief Co-Exist

My mother died of pancreatic cancer. If you know anything about pancreatic cancer, you know that the survival statistics are…
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Ambiguous Grief: grieving someone who is still alive (part 2)

A while ago, we wrote an article on 'ambiguous grief' aka grieving someone who is still alive. To keep it…
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