Divorce can be a painful loss for many. It is not only a loss of a love, but also a loss of many secondary goods. Learning how to cope, advance and become a new person are key. The article,” 5 Strategies To Help You Deal With a Divorce Grief Relapse” by Karen Finn looks at […]
Losing a child is the ultimate loss. The loss can be worst if that child is murdered. All of these circumstances create the perfect storm for the worst type of grief a person can experience. The article, “‘This doesn’t go away’: When your child is murdered, grief is only the beginning” by Ashley Luthern states, […]
With so much negativity surrounding video games, it is good to hear some healthy benefits of them. This is especially true in the case of grief. Video games allow individuals to live their emotions through other avatars. This can also be a very beneficial experience, especially in grief. The article, “How Video Games Help Us […]
Grief is a process. It takes time to adapt and adjust to loss. Refusing to do grief work can lead to later complicated grief. This is not to say that one overcomes the sense of loss, but it does teach us that we can adjust and live life if we properly work through grief. The […]
Play therapy has always been a beneficial tool in helping children in counseling. Expressing grief is no different. Children are able to express grief and trauma through play. A counselor is then able to help the child express the grief in a productive way through play therapy. The article, How play therapy can help children heal, […]
National tragedies from natural disasters to shootings are hard for the collective national well-being. They bear down on millions of people creating a hybrid of emotions that affect everyone from rage to sadness. Collectively, an anxiety exists in America of where and when the next national tragedy will occur. Almost weekly, an unnecessary and devastating […]
Great article on how serious the loss of a pet can be. Pets are just not animals but actual family members. Their value to the individual is that of a child to many. This is not something odd or crazy but is in fact quite a normal attachment. Some individuals may have more severe attachment […]
Only look at the news and almost everyday a heartbreaking tragedy is occurring. Religious and school shootings, natural disasters, and unneeded death are all far too common. This leaves a mental mark on society as a whole and a universal grief that all deal with. It is difficult enough to deal with national grief but […]
A sad story of grief of a mother whale who lost a calf. This story shows the universal nature of grief even in nature and how more advanced animals experience it and share it collectively. Please also review our Grief Counseling Training to learn more and possibly become certified in Grief Counseling The article, After 17 […]
Good article on grief and loss of a child and how to care for the surviving sibling. The article, Caring for Siblings of Sick or Disabled Children, by Perri Klass, M.D states, “Having a child changes you into a parent, and as we all know, that is not a simple change; there’s nothing one-and-done about it. And […]