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What 'Recovery' Will and Will Not Mean
By Therese Rando, Ph.D. Knowing now what is necessary to resolve grief, and being armed with specific suggestions on how to achieve its resolution, you may be wondering precisely what "recovery" ... Read More »
Tagged: When Someone You Love Dies, How to Go on Living, grief recovery, understanding grief, Therese Rando
Sending Flowers
By Florence Isaacs Q. My colleague’s elderly mother just died, and a group of us at the office want to send flowers. What is the protocol at such a time? Should flowers go to the funeral home or ... Read More »
Tagged: florence isaacs, My Deepest Sympathies, flowers, sympathy gifts, co-worker
Writing a Condolence Note to a Grieving Child or Adolescent
By Helen Fitzgerald, CT Writing a condolence note to an adult is challenging enough, but how about writing one to a child or a teenager? Traditionally, condolence notes have been seen as expressi... Read More »
Tagged: condolence note, helping the bereaved, what to say when someone dies, sympathy note, helen fitzgerald
Am I Going Crazy?
By Russell Friedman and John W. James For most people, the immediate response to the death of someone important to them is a sense of numbness. After that initial numbness wears off, the most com... Read More »
Tagged: physical health, staying healthy, emotions, The Grief Recovery Handbook, John W. James
What Helps When We’re Experiencing the Unthinkable
By Elizabeth Harper Neeld, Ph. D. I looked at my watch: 8:17 P. M. “He really should be back,” I thought. “I know it’s harder to jog here than back home. But, even so, he’s had enough time to fin... Read More »
Tagged: sudden death, physical health, Tough Transitions, Seven Choices, Elizabeth Harper Neeld
Dividing Estates Between Blended Families
By Angie Epting Morris A second or third marriage with children can complicate the division of furniture and personal property in an estate settlement. However, it is still possible to avoid confl... Read More »
Tagged: blended families, losing a parent, what to do, family conflict, The Settlement Game
The Art of Losing
By Deborah Morris Coryell In our culture the worst thing you can say about someone is that he is a “loser.” But aren’t we all losers? Isn’t life about chronic loss? The process of life is about e... Read More »
Tagged: Deborah Morris Coryell, living with loss, good grief, healing through the shadow ...
But I Feel So Guilty
By Elizabeth Harper Neeld, Ph.D. My mind was constantly swirling with emotions and thoughts that repeated the same message. Guilt. Was I responsible for Greg’s death? If I hadn’t been so keen on... Read More »
Tagged: Tough Transitions, understanding grief, Seven Choices, suicide, survivor guilt
Helping Your Bereaved Friend
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By Helen Fitzgerald, CT You have a good friend who has just experienced the death of a loved one. Perhaps you know instinctively what to do, but maybe you do not. Perhaps you have never lost a p... Read More »
Tagged: memorial service, helping the bereaved, what to say when someone dies, what not to say, how to help
Am I Paranoid, Or Are People Avoiding Me?
By John W. James & Russell Friedman The simple answer to the question posed in the title of this article is, “No, you’re not paranoid, people really may be avoiding you.” Even though you may ... Read More »
Tagged: helping the bereaved, The Grief Recovery Handbook, John W. James, Russell Friedman, understanding grief
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