Editor’s Note: Dr. Wolfelt is a frequent contributor to AfterTalk. We thank him for letting us present this excellent video for the Holiday Season. The Center for Loss & Life Transition is led by grief counselor and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt We are an organization dedicated to helping people who are grieving and those
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by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. If you could go back in time and relive a special holiday, which one would you choose? Close your eyes for a moment and think about this holiday. Now, slowly, walk through this memory in your mind. What made it so special? What were the surroundings like? Who inhabits this
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by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. “Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.” — Coco Chanel If you’re feeling guilty, ashamed, or regretful in the aftermath of the death of someone loved, the first thing I want to do is assure you that all your emotions are normal. While these feelings are painful, they
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by Anne Peterson Death. The true thief. It comes without warning and snatches away those who are important to us. And even when we know our loved one is ill, that their death is imminent, we still hope, that just maybe they won’t die. You’ve stood at the grave of your lost one, though honestly,
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Learning to Have Fun Again After a Loss It’s hard to imagine life ever being “normal” again after a loss of someone you love. You might feel stuck, or as though you can’t move forward or go on without them. While it’s essential to work through the stages of grief on your own timeline, one
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