People cope and face grief differently.  Some look to hobbies, other looks to social life, while some may be introvert.  In this story, a woman turns to reading to help her go through the process of grief.

The article, “How Reading Helped This Woman Process Her Grief” by Bethanne Patrick states,

“In All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf, Smyth turns to an unlikely source of solace after her father’s death: her favorite book, Woolf’s 1927 masterpiece To the Lighthouse. Blending analysis of a deeply literary novel with a personal story is a high-wire act for many reasons, not least being how few readers will have read Woolf themselves.”

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Like music, when someone can relate to a story, one is more apt to use it as motivation or find solace in it.  This was the case in the story above of how a woman found herself in the story.   This can definitely help some cope.  Please also review our Bereavement Counseling Program

Great article about how to help a grieving friend.  Too many times one does more harm trying to help by doing the wrong thing or saying the wrong thing.  Helping a grieving friend requires some understanding of grief itself

The article, “What Your Grieving Friend Really Needs :When someone you love dies, every single relationship in your life is reevaluated”, by Lisa Ingrassia states

Good article on mothers and pregnancy and loss.

The article, “Unpregnant: Mothers’ secret grief” by Lisa Roose-Church states

“Samantha Fox’s eyes glisten with tears as she looks at an urn and light brown teddy bear on a corner shelf in her home.

Inside the small box are the ashes of Fox’s daughter, Lucy Fox, who was diagnosed in utero with anencephaly, a defect that meant she would likely be stillborn or survive only a few hours to a few days after birth.”

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A good article that looks at some of the bigger losses in life that we may face and how one will cope when they strike.

The article, “You Can Survive The Torture Of Big Grief”, by Adele Ryan McDowell states

“We are hard-wired for connection and when a meaningful connection is severed — be it someone who has held a special place in our personal firmament of love and affection or someone who has betrayed and abandoned us — we feel devastating loss.”

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