Over the last few weeks we’ve been presenting inspirational songs about grieving. We dealt with loss of a loved one, grieving from the point of view of the dying, and supporting a friend during their bereavement. You can find them through this liink: https://blog.aftertalk.com/author/larry-lynn/ This week we are dealing with the hardest death of all, […]
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The last two Inspirational Quotes were musical and about grief and loss. I decided to add a third, but with two different angles. The first of these three was the classic “I’ll Be Seeing You” performed by popular legends including Billie Holiday and Jimmy Durante. The song is from the point of view of the
Inspirational Quote 3.12.15 Ease the Pain Read More »
[EDITOR: Last week’s musical inspirational quote attracted a lot of praise, so here’s a particularly poignant one for two reasons. First, it is a message from the deceased to loved ones. Second, since most of us experiencing loss are well along in life and frequently contemplate our own mortality, Warren Zevon has much to say
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I recently found myself humming this iconic song. Written in 1938 for Broadway, it became an anthem of separation during World War II. In thinking over the lyrics I realized that it could be a song of grieving and loss. For far too many who didn’t come back from “over there,” it was, unfortunately, a song
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Two articles of great importance recently came out about Complicated Grief. The first is by Dr. Katherine Shear, who holds the dual appointment of the Marion E. Kenworthy Professor of Psychiatry in Social Work and Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Shear is an expert on the diagnosis and treatment
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