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Embracing Grief When a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

One day when I was visiting Ed, my beloved Romanian life partner of 30 years, in the memory care facility where he lived, they were having a festive sing-along. I sat down beside him to keep him company.

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The particular grief that comes with Alzheimers can be difficult because you realize the person you love will one day not recognize you.  This is a mental anquish and a pain as the days go by.

This article looks at the pain of this diagnosis for both the loved one and the family

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Inside Out Offers Important Lessons for Grieving Children and Adults

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

If you’re wondering whether Pixar’s newest movie Inside Out will make you cry, the answer is maybe.  I know because I saw it a few days ago, thanks to Discount Tuesdays at the local movie theater and two very bored children (we’re on week two of summer vacation people, things are not looking good).

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Some small insight from the writers of WYG about Pixars “Inside Out ” and how it can apply to us.  Its amazing how a childrens’ cartoon can give deep perspective on the emotion of grief

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Grief At The Office: When A Coworker Loses A Loved One

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

As described in Sheryl Sandberg’s moving Facebook post about her husband’s death, when a colleague suffers the loss of a loved one, this incredibly personal experience can create uncertainty in the office. Here’s how to handle it.

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Workplaces try to help employees who lose a loved one,  It can be hard to overcome that even with time off.  After time off though, grief at the office can enter as the coworker still may have other emotional needs.  Understanding what to say and how to help them adapt to life at work is key

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Dying helps us appreciate life

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

It is timely and commendable for TODAY to draw attention to the last taboo in our nation (“As population ages, more are confronting the last taboo”; May 30).
The fear of death blinds many of us to many opportunities to find love, joy and peace in the face of suffering.

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Death and fear of it can prevent us from living life.  This article looks at how dying can make us have a new perspective on life.  Part of life is death and experiencing it in a healthy way is critical

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Grief and the Veteran: An Inside Look

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

 

If you or someone you know have experienced a death, please take the time you need to process your grief. To all those who have served our country or who are remembering a Veteran, may Memorial Day bring some measure of peace and calm to your heart.

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This is a good article about the grief many veterans can face. The sacrifice and loss they endure can cause many griefs in their hearts.

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Memorial Day, or National Grief Acknowledgement Day?

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

In a sense, Memorial Day weekend should usher this country into the griever’s world: The every day reality of grief. Memorial Day should (or could) be a time when the whole nation bows its collective head to its collective heart, and says: Ow. Ow. OW. This hurts.

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In many ways Memorial Day is a day of grief.  For many this grief is still sharp while for others it is a distant memory but it does give society a time to remember and grieve collectively as a nation

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Grief and Gender

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

We are usually pretty hesitant to even hint at categorizing, labeling or classifying grief. There are so many different grief responses that can and should be considered ‘normal’ and no two people will have the exact same feelings and experiences after a death, not even those from the same family, region, religion, or culture.

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We all grieve differently but within the paradigms of grief itself.  But genders do play a role.  Some are more how we are wired others are socially constructed.  This article looks at male, female and blended ways people grieve.

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9 Ways To Cope After A Miscarriage Or Stillbirth

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If you are not trying to have a baby, then you may never know you miscarry. Yet many couples are proactively trying to become pregnant. They may be in denial about how many miscarriages actually occur.

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One of the most horrid types of loss is a still birth.  The loss of a child with the trauma of delivering a dead child.  This trauma is intense.   This article looks at 9 ways to respond to the grief of stillbirth

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The Limited Language of Grief

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

I have been thinking about the limitations of language a lot lately, specifically when it comes to grief.  When you write and talk about grief as much as we do at What’s Your Grief, you become acutely aware of the ways in which language sometimes fails.

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Good article from “Whats Your Grief” about the limited language for grief and how we try to express ourselves and put words to the emotion we are experiencing.  Enjoy the article

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Good Grief: Rage Against the Machine

Posted on by Dominick Flarey

What do we want to do right when we witness the world go sideways? So many of us dig deep and desire to respond, act and maybe even make a difference. I know, I get that more than many, as I work with families on the brink of crisis

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Social and communal grief can enrage a community.  We have seen this in the recent police killings–some that were justified and others that were not.  In cases, communal grief can be utilized in a healthy fashion or grief can turn into rage and anger which it is known to do.  This is discounting the the thieves and thugs who have no interest but are merely looking for a reason to break things.

With this in mind, how can we help communities better express their grief?

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