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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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Get Over It! (and other bits of unhelpful advice)

When grievers are dealing with the emotional pain of a loss of any kind, they are constantly bombarded with advice that negatively impacts them. Most professional grief support providers know better than to say many of these things. The problem is that the vast majority of people trying to support them have no professional training.

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  • Jan 31, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Death Of A Child

At the Grief Recovery Institute, we receive hundreds of calls each year from parents who have lost children. So many of these parents feel that there is no way they will ever find relief for the enormous emotional pain they are experiencing, but they are still looking for hope. The purpose of this article is to examine why this pain is so intense and often so misunderstood by others.

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  • Jan 25, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 20 comments

The Funeral Of A Very Special Friend

On January 15th, I attended the funeral of a very special friend. Actually, it was not a “funeral”, which implies that the casketed body was present, but rather a memorial service, since only his cremation urn was present.

The concept of a holding a funeral service is hardly something new. Some of the earliest evidence of mankind on earth relates to this practice.

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  • Jan 24, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 4 comments

Does Preplanning Your Final Arrangements Mean Your Family Will Suffer Less Grief?

There are a number of reasons that people preplan their final arrangements. Some do it to control the costs. Many preplan to save their family members from having to make difficult decisions when they are emotionally stressed. This then allows those family members to focus on their emotional needs, following the loss, rather than having to make financially related choices.

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  • Jan 18, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Stages of Grief - Acceptance

This is the last of our six part series on “The Stages of Grief”. In this article we will address the Stage of Acceptance.

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  • Jan 17, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 3 comments

Defining Grief - Everyone Responds Differently

It would be wonderful if grief was like math. When you look at a series of numbers that you are adding together, the answer is always the same. Two different people can add the same list of numbers, and the answer will always be the same, assuming they added correctly. Once you learn the basics of addition, finding the answer is not difficult.

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  • Jan 10, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 7 comments

The Stages of Grief - Depression

This is the fifth of six blogs focused on “The Stages of Grief”. In this one, we will be looking at depression, which can create a great deal of confusion for grievers.

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  • Jan 09, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 2 comments

The Meaning of the Word "Recovery" in Grief Recovery

Recovery means different things to different people. Some people are perturbed by the word "recovery" because they associate it with negative things like substance abuse problems and twelve-step programs. "Grief is not a disease or addiction!" some people might say. 

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  • Jan 06, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 6 comments

The Stages of Grief - Bargaining

This is the fourth of six blogs dealing with the concept of the "The Stages Of Grief". In this one, we will be discussing the stage of bargaining.

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  • Jan 05, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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How You Can Help Someone Grieving The Loss Of A Pet

The loss of a pet can be an extremely difficult experience for some people. The only time I ever heard my father cry, was after the death of a cat to which he was very attached. My parents got this cat after I moved away from home and I never knew it well.

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  • Dec 20, 2016
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 1 comments

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