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Memorial Day meant to focus upon loss and grief and not just fun and BBQs May 19, 2012

Memorial Day meant to focus upon loss and grief and not just fun and BBQs
HULIQ
Don’t you dare disrespect our flag or our the graves of our veterans. And, most especially on Memorial Day,” he adds with his words sudden and raw and very angry.” Memorial Day meant to focus upon loss and grief and not just fun and BBQs.


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When a Parent Commits Suicide May 19, 2012

When a Parent Commits Suicide
Daily Beast
This highlights the vital importance of providing support to children who are grieving. Not only are we treating the trauma of sudden parental loss, we are also trying to break the suicide cycle in families. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., with his wife Mary …


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Grief is not a disorder May 19, 2012

Grief is not a disorder
San Antonio Express
Grieving is painful but it’s also private and precious. We moderns seem determined to suppress all unhappiness with one exception: grief. The intense sadness after the loss of a loved one still occupies a warm spot in our culture.


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5 Steps to Getting Over Divorce May 19, 2012

5 Steps to Getting Over Divorce
Huffington Post
In the aftermath of traumatic event like divorce, your emotions may seem overwhelming. I urge you to experience them all, from the outrage to the hurt to the self doubt and the fear of what will be coming next. This grief workis required; …


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Mary Kennedy’s Children Likely Dealing with Complicated Grief May 19, 2012

Mary Kennedy’s Children Likely Dealing With Complicated Grief
ABC News
As they deal with the grieving process, experts stress it’s also especially important for the children to have a support system in place. “It’s crucial for there to be a strong presence of family and community, such as people in schools or religious …


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A Mom’s mission to help vets and soldiers grieve May 19, 2012

A Mom’s mission to help vets and soldiers grieve
Observer News
“Although research into the prevalence and intensity of grief symptoms in war veterans is limited, clinicians recognize the importance for veterans of grieving the loss of comrades,” Dr. Pivar wrote. She went on to describe that from a limited sample …


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Grief is not an illness; it’s part of being human May 19, 2012

Grief is not an illness; it’s part of being human
HeraldNet
By Froma Harrop We moderns seem determined to suppress all unhappiness with one exception: grief. The intense sadness following loss of a loved one still occupies a warm spot in our culture. We want that pain protected from the deadening analgesics of …


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San Diego Hospice Hosts Free Workshop May 19, 2012

San Diego Hospice Hosts Free Workshop: “A Roadmap to Health Care Decision …
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition, its Center for Grief Care and Education provides comprehensive grief and loss support to the community-at-large and includes support groups for adults and children, newsletters, and other grief and loss resources.


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A Mother’s Grief Never Ends May 19, 2012

TURNER: A mother’s grief never ends
Farmington Daily Times
How in the world can you justify surprising mothers with such an additional loss, on Mother’s Day? Adding to the problem is that the mothers we interviewed say they were promised by previous management that the area marked off for infant graves always …


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The other side of Mother’s Day May 19, 2012

The Other Side of Mother’s Day
Patch.com
It can affect their self-esteem and energy level and unfortunately, if we lose someone — or a dream of someone (like with the hopes to conceive, a pregnancy loss or a child) there is no “finishing” grief. And grief can affect how someone views even …


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Theresa M. Finer, CAP, CAC, CDVC Executive Director at AAR Counseling Services
AAR Counseling Services is a state licensed treatment facility located in Naples and Ft Myers Florida. AAR provides services vital to our community.Our staff which are Licensed and Board Certified Therapists provide a comprehensive array of services in a comfortable and confidential environment....
 
Kay Whitehead, MSW, CT. Life Integration Therapies
I have worked the area of dying, death, and bereavement for 30 years and bring to my work compassion rooted in experience. I want to provide a safe place for you to heal and grow through your loss and help you integrate your life in the best way possible. There are many skills I bring to assist yo...
 
Laura A. Schroder, LPC, CEAP, NCC
My philosophy working with clients is "Collaborating Toward Healthier Life Transitions". I have a diversified pratice with adults, adolescents and couples providing counseling for grief and loss, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, stress management and stage of life changes....
 
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Linda Coughlin Brooks RN BSN CT The Grief Journey
The Grief Journey is a private practice. Linda has worked with individuals and groups mourning the loss of life as they knew it due to death of a loved one, job loss, grief in the workplace, divorce, pet loss, illness , Military loss. Also autopsy report interpretation and support. ...
 
Baue Funeral Homes
We are the leading funeral home in St Charles, MO. "...Because Your Family means so Much" is more than a slogan for us. It is, in short our Mission, the core element in the way we approach everything we do. That is why we are committed to providing the highest standards in quality, caring and sens...
 
Mary B. Fleck, Ed.D., CT
As Director of Family Services at Good Grief, conduct intake orientations for newly bereaved families, provide on-going support to families and assist in program development and implementation....
 
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Rev. Kristie Miles, M.Div.
Hospice Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator for hospice agency in Eastern North Carolina...
 
Dr. Donna M. Burns
As an educational/developmental psychologist, I have designed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in death & dying and grief & loss and have conducted seminars and workshops for a variety of organizations among which include: schools, mental health institutions, law enforcement agencies, a...
 
Annette Childs, Ph.D, FT
Annette Childs holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a licensed therapist. She is a Diplomat of the American Psychotherapy Association and a Fellow in Thanatology, Grief, and Bereavement. A Three time award winning author, she speaks throughout the United States and internationally on topics related to...
 
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Recently Added Articles on Grief and Related Topics

Helping Someone with Alzheimer's Disease Grieve the Loss of a Loved One by Beth Patterson, MA, LPC: Psychotherapy & Grief Counseling

Caregivers and family members often ask whether they should tell a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementia about a death in the family, and how they can help them grieve. Although much has been written about the profound grief of caregivers and other family members throughout the...

A Buddhist Approach to Grief Counseling by Beth Patterson, MA, LPC: Psychotherapy & Grief Counseling

The predominant beliefs in the importance of disengaging and letting go in resolving grief have been gradually giving way to the concept that continued attachment to the deceased loved one is a healthy and necessary task of the grief process. Worden now describes this task as “emotionally...

The Wilderness of Grief by Annette Childs, Ph.D, FT

Explores the terrain of After Death Communications, and how this unique bereavement experience can be helpful to the grieving when experienced in a therapuetic setting.
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Recently Added Support Groups

Grief Education Classes posted by Baue Funeral Homes

Location: Saint Charles, MO

Seminars: Grief/Loss & Change; Addressing Anger in Life; & Sexuality/The Power of Self Image posted by Halene A. 'Hap' Phelps, MSMHC -- Mourning Recovery

Sponsored by Mourning Recovery of Lafayette, CO, Women's Concerns and Plain Talk Therapy of Longmont, CO

Location: Longmont, CO

Growing Through Grief posted by Cindy Thelen, LCPC, CT

Location: Oak Brook, IL

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Recently Added Grief Presentations and Events

CardinalCare: The Heart and Soul of Caring by Cardinal, LLC

CardinalCare: The Heart and Soul of Caring One of the greatest challenges we face in the United States today is effectively and compassionately caring for one another. Whether challenged by illness, disability, or the natural process of aging, we will all require the help and assistance of others –...

Time:   06/02/2012

Location: First Plymouth Congregational Church UCC 3501 S. Colorado Blvd. Englewood, CO  80113,First Plymouth Congregational Church
Englewood, CO

Integrative Assessment and Treatment of Grief by Christina M. Zampitella, Psy.D., FT

This presentation focuses on how to do an integratively informed assessment for those who are grieving any type of loss and then using that assessment to provide treatment from a mind, body, spirit approach.

Time:   06/08/2012

Location: Radisson hotel Lansing
Lansing, MI

integrative Assessment and Treatment of Grief by Christina M. Zampitella, Psy.D., FT

This presentation focuses on how to do an integratively informed assessment for those who are grieving any type of loss and then using that assessment to provide treatment from a mind, body, spirit approach.

Time:   06/07/2012

Location: HILTON GRAND RAPIDS AIRPORT
Grand Rapids, MI

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