25 October 2013: I had the pleasure of taking part in this very special project on complicated grief, titled Stories of Complicated Grief: A Critical Anthology, edited by Eric Miller, PhD. It will soon be released by
I attended a conference once where one of the presenters said that when people undergo a major change in their lives they experience something very similar to grief. ‘Similar?’, I thought to myself. ‘No, it is more than similar, it …
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 …
By Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada Friday was certainly a day of tragedy, but this word does not adequately describe what happened. How is it that there are so many people that have such internal negative thoughts, …
by Vikki Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I am currently reading a book titled, “Comfort’ by Ann Hood. Yes, I read a lot and as this is an area of interest for me….. this book is about a mother who loses …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer I am reading yet another wonderful book. Morrie Schwartz sheds some wisdom on what it is like to be diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease, (ALS) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s …
I am curious as to how society in general, and this includes families, friends, colleagues and professionals, honor the memory of one who has died? Every culture, ethnicity and religion have different rituals or traditions to honor the memory of one who has died. In Judaism, on …
