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Bereavement Counseling Certification Article on the Loss of a New Born

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

The loss of a new born can be the most painful type of loss one can ever experience in life.

This article looks at the pain and grief associated with it, When a Grieving Mother Talks, Listen , by Jen Gunter  states,

“There is a chance that you will receive a holiday card this year from someone who lost a baby right before or right after birth. Someone like me.

When someone who lost a baby puts together a holiday card, the family photo, if we are brave enough to include one, is never quite right because it is missing someone. The updates we write about our lives are always incomplete because there is an untold story.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Barrenness

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article about grief of not being able to experience child birth or have a child.  This type of loss is not a direct loss but an indirect loss of a particular experience which can be sorrowful as well

The article, Does it still hurt that I can’t have a baby?, by Danielle Ripley-Burgess states,

“I quickly entered the world that all new moms with babies know – the exhausting world of translating looks and grunts, cries and smiles. The world of praying the swaddle holds and changing shirts every few hours so you don’t smell like spit up. The tiptoes out of the bedroom once you finally get the baby to sleep.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Marriage and the Loss of a Child

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

So many times the loss of a child can cause a marriage to fall apart.  These secondary losses are a result of the primary loss and the stress that emits from that loss.

The article, We Lost Our Newborn Baby. Can This Marriage Survive?, by Steve Almond and Cheryl Strayed states, 

“One thing that’s vital to realize is that it’s not the sorrow of a child’s death that tears certain couples apart. It’s a sense of isolation within that sorrow. You and your husband should consider it your central goal to share your feelings with one another, even and especially the difficult feelings: ones of helplessness, confusion, guilt, depression and even rage.”

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Bereavement Counseling Certification Article on Time to Grieve

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article on the reality that grief does not just end immediately allowing one to return to life.  Some may have the luxury and the time to grieve but unfortunately many also do not have that ability to properly find the time they  need to grieve and recover.

The article, “Having Time To Grieve Shouldn’t Be A Luxury” by Ann Brenoff looks at why three days is not enough to recovery, she states,

“Lori McCoy was a supervisor overseeing 911 dispatchers in San Mateo County, California, back in 1991 when she got the diagnosis that her 6-week-old son Joshua had spinal muscular atrophy, a progressive neurodegenerative disease similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.”

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Bereavement Counseling Training Article on Addiction and Death

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Good article on the nature of grief when things do not always end so well.  In these cases, there are a variety of ambiguous feelings as well potential guilt during the grieving process over the deceased.

The article, An Addict Brother’s Death; a Sister’s Guilt-Ridden Grief, by STEVE ALMOND and CHERYL STRAYED state,

“The most dangerous delusion we carry around when it comes to death is the notion that we should never speak ill of the dead. We erase their defects and destructive conduct. We gussy up their legacy and imagine them ascending to heaven.”

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Grief Counseling Certification Article on Death of a Classmate

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Classmates can also grieve the loss of a friend or schoolmate.  It can also affect them mentally and remind them of their own mortality.

The article, Alone in my grief’: why some students are left to mourn alone when a classmate dies, by Rebecca Tan states

“When former College student Aran Rana of the Class of 2019 died in Hong Kong this year, his closest friends found out in the same way and at the same time that over 10,000 other undergraduates did: five paragraphs in an email notification from the University.”

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Bereavement Counseling Training Program Article on Discussing Death

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Talking about death is important.  It is not gruesome or unhealthy to do but in fact a good reality a check and a way to express ideas and feelings when it is not too late

The article, A Talk About Death Can Be The Most Meaningful Conversation Of Your Life, by Shannon Burberry states, 

“I recently participated in a roundtable discussion about death, dying and funerals (you can view the video here) and I was surprised at how reluctant we are to discuss this very important — and natural — topic with the ones we love. The women who participated are very open-minded and, as someone who is entrenched in end-of-life decisions every day, I was genuinely shocked that many hadn’t yet considered what they would like for their own end-of-life celebration.”

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Please also review our Bereavement Counseling Training Program and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.

Grief Counseling Training Article on Stillborn Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

A very painful loss is having a stillborn for parents.  Many also suggest to let the family mourn with the body of the deceased newborn.   This is a traumatic time, especially for the woman who carried for nine months

The article, A very private grief: the parents breaking the stillbirth taboo, Source; The Guardian states

“Chris and his wife Danielle were delighted when she fell pregnant, and he recalls “getting to know” the baby in the womb. “I talked to him and played him music. I got stuff for him.” All seemed well and the couple had several scans until, at 25 weeks, Danielle became aware that the baby was not moving.”

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Bereavement Counseling Training Article on Grief and Miscarriages

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Miscarriages are sometimes a forgotten grief among people.  The family suffers but everyone else fails to see the pain and the loss that can accompany this.

The article, I coped with the grief of multiple miscarriages – and you can too, by Anna Tyzack states,

“There was a time when Zoë Clark-Coates feared she would never cradle her own baby. She’d been pregnant twice and, both times, had left the antenatal unit with her husband, Andy, in despair when the sonographer failed to detect a heartbeat.”

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Bereavement Counseling Training Certification Article on Physical Issues and Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

Handling grief and coping with it is important for one’s overall health and wellbeing.  Not being able to handle grief and cope with it is a leading cause for health related issues associated with complicated grief

The article, How to Handle Grief and Why It’s Important for Your Health, by Cathy Chester states

“Grief can cut like a knife and pierce a hole in your heart that never fully heals. I’ve heard people say they prepare themselves after learning about a loved one’s terminal diagnosis, but how? How do you prepare to say a final goodbye?”

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