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Rachael Freed
Rachael Freed, LICSW, LMFT, is a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing. Her work empowering ordinary people to document their legacies and create spirit... Read More »
Tagged: ethical wills, experts, advice, legacy writing, spiritual-ethical wills
Florence Isaacs
Florence Isaacs is a freelance journalist and the author of My Deepest Sympathies: Meaningful Sentiments for Condolence Notes and Conversations, Plus a Guide to Eulogies. In her monthly column for... Read More »
Tagged: memorials, flowers, experts, funerals, memorial services
The Grieving Teen
By Helen Fitzgerald, CT Teen years are already tumultuous years, and the bereaved teen needs special attention. Under ordinary circumstances, teenagers go through many changes in their body image,... Read More »
Tagged: helping the bereaved, losing someone you love, helen fitzgerald, losing a parent, loss inventory
Helen Fitzgerald
Helen Fitzgerald is a Certified Thanatologist, author and lecturer. Her books include The Grieving Child: A Parents' Guide, The Mourning Handbook and The Grieving Teen. She has appeared on the ... Read More »
Tagged: loss of a child, losing someone you love, helen fitzgerald, losing a parent, children
Condolence Stationery
By Florence Isaacs Q. What type of stationery is appropriate for condolence notes? Is a printed condolence card the best idea? A. A correspondence card, whether imprinted with your name or not, ... Read More »
Tagged: condolences, my deepest sympathies, florence isaacs, condolence notes, what to say
Creating a Legacy: Spiritual-Ethical Wills
By Rachael Freed, LICSW, LMFT Several years ago I presented my 5-year-old granddaughter, Sophie, with a blank book, a granddaughter-grandmother journal. This journal, I explained, was just for us. ... Read More »
Tagged: legacy writing, rachael freed, grandparents, ethical wills, women's legacies
Appropriate Expectations You Can Have for Yourself in Grief
By Therese Rando, Ph.D. The following is a list of appropriate expectations that you can have in grief. Evaluate yourself on each one and see if you are maintaining realistic expectations for your... Read More »
Tagged: losing someone you love, understanding grief, what to expect in grief, therese rando, how to go on living
Time Doesn’t Heal – Actions Do
By Russell Friedman & John W. James Q: I have heard that it takes two years to get over the death of a loved one, five years to get over the death of a parent, and you never get over the deat... Read More »
Tagged: russell friedman, John W. James, the grief recovery handbook, grief recovery, time doesn't heal
Russell Friedman & John W. James
John W. James and Russell Friedman are co-authors of The Grief Recovery Handbook and co-founders of The Grief Recovery Institute Educational Foundation. The Institute and thousands of affiliates ... Read More »
Tagged: russell friedman, John W. James, experts, the grief recovery handbook, when children grieve
When a Teenager Dies
By Janet Harvey From Remembering Well by Sarah York As one of the youth leaders in a church and as a chaplain in a major trauma center, I have witnessed and sat with the grief of teenagers and you... Read More »
Tagged: memorials, sarah york, loss of a child, grief support, funerals
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