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Loss Due to Discrimination

April 20, 2020 by wpadmin

Are you a professional in need of more support to help grieving individuals? Specific reference is being made to loss due to discrimination, but it is important to realize this loss can be combined with other losses. Sometimes this is not...

There Are No Words for My Loss

February 4, 2020 by wpadmin

Here is some food for thought when helping others with their grief experiences or looking at your own. In a society that uses words as describers there are situations where there are no words to describe a loss. Think about it...

Adoption and Loss

October 9, 2019 by wpadmin

Perhaps you have come across this situation in your counselling practice or you are a party in a similar circumstance. Unexpectedly, in June 2019 I was contacted by a woman stating she thinks she is my half sister. “YA RIGHT”! I was...

What others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS (part one of three)

August 31, 2019September 10, 2019 by wpadmin

Below is some of what others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS and the experiences that someone has when a suicide death happens to a person they care about. Not only care about, but perhaps they have found the deceased...

A Granddaughter’s Song for Grampy

May 23, 2017 by wpadmin

I want to share a young girl’s story and experience of when her grandfather was near the end of his life. Hospital visits, staying in a different town surrounded by many family members and observing the reactions of those around...

Saying Good-bye

April 24, 2017 by wpadmin

Have you ever wondered what the special meaning of “good-bye” may have to someone when death is a focus of life? Who is saying “good-bye”? How is “good-bye” said? How hard is it to say “good-bye” or is “good-bye” necessary? All...

Saying Good Bye

March 24, 2015 by wpadmin

Have you ever wondered the special meaning “Good Bye” may have to someone when death is a focus of life? Who is saying “good bye”? How is “good bye” said? How hard is it to say “good bye” or is...

Grief Support Idea #2. Making something from the clothing of a loved one

January 2, 2015 by wpadmin

“Sometimes we need something to hold onto.” It is not uncommon for some individuals to keep specific items of clothing of someone they love after the loved one has died. This idea of making something from the clothing of a loved one...

Alone After the Loss of a Partner

November 10, 2013 by wpadmin

Where do I begin? This question could be asked while looking in a room, deciding what to keep and what to remove from the house or pondering what the next step in life is going to be. What do I do? ...

Helping Someone Else with Their Loss

October 27, 2013 by wpadmin

Wanting to help someone else with their loss and grief is common. Seeing or knowing someone you care about in emotional pain is difficult. Watching the prolonged effects of grief on an individual may magnify the wanting to help. What...

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Loss Due to Discrimination

There Are No Words for My Loss

Adoption and Loss

What others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS (part one of three)

A Granddaughter’s Song for Grampy

Saying Good-bye

Saying Good Bye

Grief Support Idea #2. Making something from the clothing of a loved one

Alone After the Loss of a Partner

Helping Someone Else with Their Loss

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