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Overcoming Grief: Sunset

Overcoming Grief

Overcoming Grief: You can’t go over, under, or around it, you must go through it! Our earliest socialization tells us: Don’t Feel Bad, Be Strong, Don’t Burden Others With Your Feelings. Using just those few incorrect ideas, we develop a default position that suggests we shouldn’t feel bad in the first place. If we’re taught … Continue Reading

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Support for Grief: The other 40 losses

This is the last in a four-part series about programs that offer support for grief. In the first part, we discussed the difference between support-based programs and recovery-based groups, with the bottom line being that both are valuable but have different benefits  for grieving  people. The second in the series highlighted the uniqueness  of  all … Continue Reading

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Boston Marathon Bombing

Boston Marathon Bombing: Far-reaching Emotional Aftermath

While the investigations continue into the hows and whys of the Boston Marathon bombing, those directly affected by the event are dealing with the emotional impact of the deaths of and injuries to loved ones. The rest of us, though not harmed physically, or by personal connection to the victims, are nonetheless emotionally wounded by … Continue Reading

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Boston Marathon Masacre

Support for Grief: Because We Are the Family of Humankind

This is the third in a four-part series about programs that offer support for grief. In the first part of this series, we discussed the difference between support-based programs and recovery-based groups, with the bottom line being that both are valuable but have different benefits  for grieving  people. The second in the series focused on … Continue Reading

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Support For Grief: All Relationships Are Unique

This is the second in a four-part series about programs that offer support for grief. In Part One, we made a general distinction between bereavement groups and structured groups, with each providing different kinds of support for grief. We talked about the fact that bereavement groups generally create a safe environment in which grieving people … Continue Reading

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