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This blog will allow you the opportunity to acquire both support and guidance after experiencing a significant loss.

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Veterans Day: Remembering and Honoring All Who Served

It was in the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, 11/11/1918, that the “War to End All Wars” ended.  What was once called Armistice Day we now commemorate annually as Veterans Day. On this day, we pause to honor and say “Thank You” to our Veterans, past and present, who have answered their nations call to serve in the armed forces, to safeguard and secure our freedom.

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  • Nov 11, 2017
  • Ed Owens
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The Grief Of Abortion

Author’s Note: The Grief Recovery Institute does not wish that anyone take this article to be a pro or con stance on the issue of abortion. The purpose of The Institute is to help people deal with the emotional pain of grief, whatever its cause.

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  • Nov 09, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Senior Living and Grief

A note from the author: I proudly identify as a senior citizen! It’s a simple fact that I am now old enough to be able to claim that title. That does not mean that that I am too old to learn new things. Throughout my life I have made it a point to try to learn something new every day.

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  • Oct 30, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Grief Can Be Scary

Most of us deal with grieving experiences on a regular basis and never realize it! While most people associate grief with death, it’s something that reaches far beyond that narrow focus. Grief is the normal and natural reaction to every change we experience in life. Many of those changes are so small that, while we have feelings attached to those events, we do not label them as grief.

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  • Oct 23, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Grief Is Nothing New!

The normal and natural feelings that are grief are hardly new. In ancient Latin, dolor was one of many words used to express this most basic of human emotions of sorrow, broken hearted and grief. People have been expressing their feelings relating to loss since our earliest written history.

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  • Oct 16, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Grief of Adopted Children

This article was inspired by a reader who wrote to us about the grief issues faced by his granddaughter, who was adopted at five months of age from Korea. In researching this piece, we have talked with other adoptive parents as well, but will avoid sharing some of the specific of each situation to protect the privacy of both the parents and the children.

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  • Oct 09, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 6 comments

Las Vegas Shooting

The name “Las Vegas” conjures up a variety of immediate images, primarily associated with gambling, entertainment and sightseeing. That was before 10:00 PM on Sunday, October 1, 2017. At 10:08, during the Route 91 Harvest Festival, shots rang out from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel.

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  • Oct 03, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Grief Of A Miscarriage

The grief of a miscarriage is often forgotten and ignored by others. This type of grief is frequently discounted and falls under the heading of Disenfranchised Grief.

What is a miscarriage?

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  • Sep 27, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Delayed Grief

The term Delayed Grief is used to describe grief that is postponed and resurfaces sometime later. It is not unusual, after a loss, that there are many things that must be done. Often people decide that they “must be strong” for all those around them and suppress their own feelings of pain and loss, so that they can be there for others.

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  • Sep 18, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Chronic and Prolonged Grief

Chronic and Prolonged Grief are two labels for grief that lasts over an extended period of time. The people so identified continue to suffer through their grieving experience for years without ever effectively moving through the grieving process.

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  • Sep 15, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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