Bereavement Archive
Pretend your parents are dead.No, but seriously.Or any loved one, really.Pretend they are dead, but talk to them. Go through boxes and photos and journals with them. Ask your questions.The last time I saw my mother was two years ago …
Book Description: In Journey’s End, we write about death, dying, and end of life issues. We attempt to define and describe these real-life circumstances, and we discuss ways to proactively deal with them. Multiple personal and professional perspectives provide valuable insights. …
You may be wondering why an Employment Counsellor who blogs about how to get and keep work would be writing about how to move on when someone close to you passes away. Simply put the two are interconnected and the one …
There’s an infinite number of feelings, and only a finite number of words, so it’s no wonder that at both the very best and the worst of times we often find ourselves speechless. That no matter how eloquent, nothing ever …
Grief is one of the most difficult emotions for adults to work through. For children, the process can be even more confusing and overwhelming. Let’s take a typical scenario: a 9-year-old, who we’ll call Mandy, loses her grandfather to cancer. …
Robert E. Lesoine’s best friend Larry took his life by suicide on October 15, 2005. Although Lesoine knew Larry was struggling with feelings of disappointment, dejection, and loss, along with the return of debilitating pain associated with a past injury, …
Death is never easy. It’s a topic that most will shy away from, even using every metaphor imaginable to not say dead. “Pass on” “expire” “going to a better place,” each one designed to avoid the very traumatic impact that …
Barry Kluger wasn’t always into politics, let alone political action. Growing up on Long Island, NY, Barry was part of the Corporate world working both as a Corporate PR representative and owning his own business. However in 2001, with the …
Thanks to LinkedIn, I came across an article on Grief/Bereavement and Depression in the NY Times. As a professional with an MSW, this article causes me to pause and to express concern. Grief/Bereavement is normal after the death of a …
There are dozens of ways to cope with tragedy, but I want to share what I believe to be the most powerful. When sad, just give yourself permission to remain so. This is contrary to what we normally do; we are always trying …
