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Grief Counseling Program Article on Dealing with Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Short help article on a few ideas in working through grieving. Please also review our Grief Counseling Program to learn more

The article, 5 Tips for Plowing Through Grief—and Surviving , by Hambeth Hochwald states

“For author Laurie Burrows Grad, August 1, 2015, marked the day her life unalterably changed when her husband, Peter, died in her arms. “One minute he was laughing and happy, and the next minute he was gone,” she says of her husband of 47 years. “I fell to the floor in heaving sobs like you see actors do in the movies. But it wasn’t a movie. This was real life and it was happening to me.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Losing a Child

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Sad article on losing a child and the mourning and hardships that occur afterwards. Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification

The article, Life after the death of my child, states

“Before my eight-month-old daughter, Abby, died unexpectedly, I thought I knew plenty about grief. The pervasively popular five stages of grief model, developed by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, was familiar to me: Feelings of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance would need to be worked through before coming out whole again on the other side.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Grief and Listening to Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article on the grief we can experience when we hear of others pain and grief or tragedies.  As grief counselors, one can experience great empathy and relate to others pain and loss.  How we process it and deal with it is part of the price we take as listeners. Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification

The article, Hearing someone else’s tragedy carries own grief, by Ted Wiard states,

“Healing and connection happen with the willingness to share thoughts and emotions. If this could safely happen more often, my guess is there would be less isolating and fearful feelings that lead to wedges within our society, rather than unification.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Loss of Job

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article on grief and how it affects any loss, including losing a job. Losing a job is very much a grief many experience and very few acknowledge. Please also review our Grief Counseling Certification

The article, The ‘Disenfranchised Grief’ of Losing Your Job, by Catie Lazarus states,

“It’s comforting to know people like Meg Spinella, a hospice chaplain, exist. Spinella radiates empathy, even as she jokingly describes herself as “more of a ‘shit happens’” than “an ‘everything happens for a reason’ person.” It certainly felt more like the former when, in 2007, budget cuts bumped her out of the Catholic hospital she worked at in Oregon. Spinella didn’t get to say goodbye to her dying patients.”

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Bereavement Counseling Certification Program Article on Grief Movies

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article that lists some classic movies about grief and losing someone

The article, 8 movies that perfectly portray the grief of losing a loved one, by Natalie Xenos states,

“There’s nothing more painful in life than losing the people we love, whether it’s a parent, a sibling, a spouse or a close friend. Grief is a deep, all consuming emotion and it can be difficult to put into words. Sometimes all you want is the sense that there are other people out there in the world who understand your pain.”

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There are numerous other movies as well that capture the essence of loss.  Did any of the movies on this list make your list?  Any other movies you think should be included on a larger list?  Please also review our Bereavement Counseling Certification Program and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Supporting Employees in Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Companies can help their employees during grieving processes and help better support them

The article, How Companies Can Support Employees Coping With Grief, by Kim Kohatsu states,

“Over the course of 2017, I endured the separate and unexpected deaths of three friends. Since these losses, I’ve done more than my fair share of mourning. But I’m lucky in one regard: I work for myself.”

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Grief Counseling Training Program Article on Ways to Help the Grieving

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article for those who help grievers professionally or personally.  A good guide to help others face grief and find some solace

The article, 21 Ways to Help Someone You Love Through Grief, by Amy Hoggart states

“Seven years ago, my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer before dying three and a half years later. It was a horrible time, during which I relied heavily on support from friends and family.”

The article lists a variety of positive and negative things that should and should not be done when trying to help the grieving.  To read the entire article, please click here

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Why Grief is Important

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

A good article with some thoughts on what grief is and why it is important although a negative experience.  Grief is the price of our love and social connections and we cannot survive without these connections but grief is also important in helping ourselves let go, to adapt and to also communicate to other social connections of our need of help in times of mourning

The article, Why is grief important?, by MEMBERS OF PENN STATE’S COUNSELOR EDUCATION GRIEF AND LOSS CLASS states

“The following are reflections from a counselor education grief and loss class at Penn State on why grief is important. Fifteen students contributed to the list.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Talking to the Bereaved

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Great article to help one understand the language and proper techniques to use with the grieving

The article, How to Speak Grief, by Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner states

“Grief has a language all its own, but even the best therapists can get tongue-tied around the tricky stuff. Our grief vocabulary isn’t clinical, and you probably won’t find it in the self-help books that friends hand you after the memorial service.”

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Grief Counseling Training Article on Understanding Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Great article on understand grief

The article, Understanding Grief, by Jane Brody states

“Although many of us are able to speak frankly about death, we still have a lot to learn about dealing wisely with its aftermath: grief, the natural reaction to loss of a loved one.

Relatively few of us know what to say or do that can be truly helpful to a relative, friend or acquaintance who is grieving. In fact, relatively few who have suffered a painful loss know how to be most helpful to themselves.”

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