Overcoming & Moving Beyond Your Sorrow
Helping Others Through Your Grief The grief creeps up on Susie Ristau in the quiet moments. And the quiet moments in her Cascade home come more often during the coronavirus pandemic. Ristau was leading homeschooling for her four grandchildren … [Continue reading]
Kobe Bryant's recent death was a huge shock to the entire world. The elite basketball star, his daughter, and seven others were killed in a fatal helicopter crash just over one month ago. While their deaths have led to some safety improvements - … [Continue reading]
I’m sharing this because a couple of months ago, my dad shared an article with me that really helped me put the feelings I experienced after my Grandpa passed away, and the coping mechanisms I fudged together by myself when dealing with the loss of … [Continue reading]
A Year After the Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines Crash It is an unlikely friendship that grew out of grief and has become a source of support and activism in the aftermath of the Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash one year ago. Nadia … [Continue reading]
“If you’re going through something traumatic, if you’ve been through something that’s traumatic, it can tap into those feelings of grief and trauma and provide a soothing therapeutic outlet,” says Roberts. “Grieving is unique to everybody we all … [Continue reading]
In the spring of 2016, I was lost in a season of grief. The previous year, I lost my grandparents unexpectedly, one right after the other. I had just finished months of grief counseling and knew I had a tough road ahead. Most days, I found myself … [Continue reading]
Stillbirth affects about one in 100 pregnancies in the United States, which means that about 24,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S. every year. The cause is often unknown. Hochberg has photographed 500 or 600 families, including those whose infant … [Continue reading]
“The Grief Café is an opportunity for anyone struggling with loss in their life, loss and sadness and bereavement,” said organizer Cynthia Breadner. The first session will be on Feb. 23, and Breadner said she is planning on running them twice a … [Continue reading]
Snapchat has announced a new feature called “Here For You” that promises to “provide proactive in-app support to Snapchatters who may be experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis”. The popular youth-oriented app is the latest to join a wave of … [Continue reading]
by Rich Nilsen "Grief only comes in one size, extra large." -- Dennis Manning If grief can be summed up in a nutshell, it is how we feel now that an important person is no longer in our life. In essence, we hurt and feel sorry for ourselves. Our … [Continue reading]
"I lost my son in the World Trade Center [on Sept. 11] and I found your book so comforting." - Patricia Noah, mother of Leonard M. Castrianno, Cantor Fitzgerald, 105th floor WTC.
"I just read The Road to Recovery. It was so informative. I am founder and director of a bereavement support group for parents who have lost a child." - Ann Carruci, HANDS (Healing and Nurturing Distraught Survivors)
"The contents are amazing and profound. Your words rang loud and true when I read them. Wish I had found this book earlier." - Terry Welch, sister to Michael Ryan lost on Comair flight 5196, Aug. 27, 2006.
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The Peace Officers Research Association of California has established a fundraiser for the family of Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputy who was shot and killed in the line of duty Saturday in Ben Lomond. The account has collected more than $600,000 for the Gutzwiller family as of today. To donate, click here. […]
I often think of our last day together. We walked our dog, Lui, a Jack Russell terrier who would run in mad circles around the football field behind the Town Office building. This day, though, Lui stayed leashed and we moved slowly. Abe was in home hospice care, his heart functioning at 10%. But he […]
Ronald M. Podell, M.D. Ronald M. Podell, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist with degrees from Amherst College and Columbia University. He is the founder and director of the Center for Bio-Behavioral Science in Los Angeles… Could you add more to what you just shared about grieving to help people try to figure out whether they […]
