Therapists are critical supports during this period because just when you need your tribe the most, for your own legal protection, you have been cut off from them. This can lead to feelings of loneliness, isolation, and fear. Therapists can be a valuable source of support to help you ...
Resources/Activities: This is an opportunity for the children and family to share their feelings of loss and their joyful memories of their beloved pet. Encourage kids share their favorite memories of their pet, collect pictures of their pet and make a collage, draw pictures, and make a memory...
So i was forced, for my kids’ sake to move in with my parents, their grand parents. I had so much anger, and was absolutely heart broken, devestated, blind sided. But, I have 2 beautiful children, whom I truly love more than anything in this world. Part of me did not blame ...
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While everyone else was getting helicopter-parented into higher education, I was left to free-fall into the world with minimal parental support. When my mother died, I completely shut down and convinced myself that if I cared for anyone, they could leave at any moment. This crippling fear ...
Thirty years after losing her mother, Edwards found herself sitting under those same stars, providing support to grieving kids at Camp MAGIK. “It felt like such a full circle moment for me,” she said. Having seen how grief impacted her own family, Edwards is an advocate for kids receiving...
It made me wonder, if my friends had kept inviting me to things, would I have also been angry at them? If I'm honest with myself, I think I might have been. Who knows? Grief is so confusing. I was angry with my friends for talking about their kids' upcoming prom plans when ...
Then there are the modern-day societal challenges, like the fentanyl crisis, that have brought grief front and center for far too many people in “real life.” Claudia Friszell, who leads a weekly support group for those affected by addiction and grief, says that she believes the alarming ...
to a few hundred strangers and neighbors, seeing all the kids excited for candy and the Batmobile and garland and inflatable reindeer. Surprising the adults with candy, too! So many warm smiles and hugs. So much genuine human warmth. Just the act of wishing someone, eye to eye, a Merry ...
I have learnt to accept the limitations of my loved ones, to believe that they care for me and support me as much as they are able. I know now that I need to carefully choose who I share my grief with (and I don’t always get it right), and I need to have firm boundaries in...