Coping with Grief

Are We There Yet?

Suzanne Howell takes a unique look at grief and addresses the many variables that impact grief. She explains why grief is different for each of us. As she attempts to answer the question of ho...
By Suzanne Howell
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

Assertive Bill of Rights

I have the right to say no without feeling guilty. I have the right to be treated with respect. In the Assertive Bill of Rights, understand that you have the right to cope with your loss and y...
By Unknown
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

Circles of Grief

Dr. Sandra Graves explains in this article that, "For all who grieve the death of a loved one, it is important to know that we stand together in an ever widening ring of circles. The impact of a de...
By Dr. Sandra L. Graves, Ph. D
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

Composing Grief

Dr. Lee Drake and Sherry Williams White share coping tips for the grieving family. They stress that communication is the key for a family coping with grief. It is important to be together to t...
By Dr. Lee Drake, Ph.D and Sherry Williams White, RN,GRS
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

Count Your Blessings

Sherry Williams White shares an exercise she used with the firefighters in NYC after 911 to help them find perspective and grab on to small pieces of hope so they could cope with their losses ...
By Sherry Williams White
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

Do I Need Extra Help or Is What I'm Feeling Normal?

Adapted from a Griefwork Newsletter, Sherry Williams White gives concrete measures to help a grieving individual know if they need to reach out for professional help. She also explains that making ...
By Sherry L. Williams from a Griefwork Newsletter
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015

Fifty Life Lessons

To celebrate growing older, Regina Brett once wrote the 50 lessons life taught her. by Regina Brett To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 50 lessons life taught me. 1. Life isn't fair, bu...
By Regina Brett
In Coping with Grief
Monday, November 9, 2015
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Pathways to Peace

Richard Santore, author and editor, shares 10 suggestions or guideposts to help you find your way to hope, freedom and healing.  His coping strategies will give you peace of mind as you move t...

Role Model: How One Woman Lives Out the Role She Was Cast In

Rachael Zients, grieving child, mother, writer and grief specialist, shares the story about her Father's death and the book that her mother wrote about her after the death of her dad. Rachael share...

Single Again but Still a Parent

Being a single parent is not an easy job. It is even more difficult when your loved one has died and you are trying to deal with your own pain and grief as well as helping your children deal with t...

Survivors Include . . .

Louanne Stanton writes, "I was once told that grief is like an overwhelming wave that washes you from your familiar shore. This powerful and all-consuming force tumbles you in a suffocating en...

The Alzheimer's Challenge

Jessie Flynn, writer, Life-Coach, and grief specialist, shares a story of loving devotion, double loss and invaluable support as she tells the story of a families battle with alzheimers disease and...

The Fence

During grief, families often find themselves arguing over things that are just things. Susan Smith, editor and writer, tells a story about uniting two brothers and the power of forgiveness. Life is...

The Fern and the Bamboo

Sherry White shares a story that she received from a friend.  The original writer of this allegory is unknown but the simple truths in this story about "The Bamboo and the Ferm"  will war...