Coping With Grief

How a Grieving Mom Accidentally Rediscovered 'Fun'

Babble.com | Posted 05.22.2012

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There's a point to having fun, which is that it should be part of the human experience. A big part. I'd just completely lost touch with that.

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Lean in: Walking Through Grief During the Holidays and Beyond

Alysia Reiner | Posted 02.28.2012

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It's the holidays, a time for so much joy, laughter, relaxation, hot cocoa with marshmallows and also... loss. One of my favorite quotes about loss is by Kahlil Gibran: "The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." I find this is never as true as holiday time.

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The Cat That Became My Father and How It Healed Me

Katherine Dunn | Posted 12.27.2011

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While in the thick of grieving my father's death, I found my art making process of working intuitively -- without boundaries, patterns or sketches to dictate to me -- both a comfort and an eye opener.

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The One We Left Behind

Dara Pettinelli | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Coping With Grief, Dara Pettinelli, Donnie Pettinelli, Mourning, Suicide, Losing a Brother, Losing a Sibling, Slidepollajax, Women News

It wasn't until after Donnie died that I could admit how much of him I saw in myself.

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How Kids Deal With Grief And The Afterlife

Susan McCorkindale | Posted 11.13.2011

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According to the experts, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. We also have -- and I respectfully suggest this as a sixth stage -- Hell.

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The Loss Of An Authentic Expression Of Human Spirit In The Post-9/11 World

Michael W. Waters | Posted 11.09.2011

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Where do we see the authentic human spirit captured in handwritten glory today? In love letters? In loving notes placed in lunchboxes? Or do we consider our humanity best expressed in tweets?

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Men in Grief Seek Others Who Mourn as They Do

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 09.27.2011

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The loss of a loved one is a profoundly heartbreaking experience, but it is not the same for everyone. Research increasingly suggests that men and women experience grief in different ways.

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6 Mindful Strategies To Recover From The Shock Of Loss

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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I don't believe we ever get over a significant loss, but we do learn to move through it, live with it, and perhaps even use it creatively to find our life's purpose and harvest its lessons.

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Novel Ways To Think About Grief

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mourning, Grief, Grieving, Coping With Death, Dealing With Death, End-of-Life Planning, Dealing With Loss, Death, Coping With Grief, Palliative Care, Dealing With Grief, Coping With Loss, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

This new grief is different. For one thing, it includes the loved one with the diagnosis. It also draws in the entire family into a prolonged crisis that some of our interviewees aptly described as "learning to live with death."

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The Plane Ride Home From Houston

Carol Jones | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Melanoma, Houston, Caregiving, Coping With Death, Coping With Loss, Death & Dying, Dealing With Death, Terminal Illness, Dealing With Loss, Caregivers, Coping With Grief, Grieving Process, Grief, Grieving, Healthy Living News

We had taken the doctor's advice to leave Houston for home as soon as possible while Kenny could still fly on a commercial plane.

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How To Support Your Mourning Loved Ones

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

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You may think you are heading out of town for a break, only to discover you've got a message on your voicemail that ushers in a complete change of plans.

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FACE IT: Funerals Can Be Life Affirming

Michele Willens | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Death and Dying, Losing a Loved One, Coping With Grief, Dealing With Grief, Healthy Living News

Attending a funeral is beneficial not only to those closest to the bereaved, but is a healing and necessary way to help them -- and us -- move on. And to remind us that every moment counts.

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