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Just in Case –Contingency Planning: AfterTalk Inspirational 2.14.19

Leave a Comment / Advice on Grieving / By Tianna Rooney

Just in Case – Contingency planning Editor’s Note: I thought this fascinating article by Tianna Rooney has broad application to grieving, and especially those facing the imminent loss of a loved one. LL By Tianna Rooney, LMFT, PhD Contingency planning is an undeniably useful life skill. Any reputable financial adviser could write this article with […]

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Better Sleep for the Grieving

1 Comment / Advice on Grieving / By Sara Bailey

Editor’s Note 4.28.20: Sara Bailey recently sent us a link to an excellent guide to sleep and grieving that we recommend. Here is the link: Sleeping After Loss: Understanding the Effects of Grief on Sleep The Catharsis of Loss: Tips for Better Sleep After Losing a Loved One by Sara Bailey People have

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Joe Biden’s heartfelt speech on grief

4 Comments / Advice on Grieving, grieving for a child, Loss of a Wife / By Larry Lynn

Joe Biden’s heartfelt speech on grief From the Washington Post, May 2015 Perhaps more than any other American politician, we have a sense of how Joe Biden processes grief. The vice president, who is mourning the loss of his 46-year-old son, Beau, today, has lived through unimaginable tragedy. His first wife and 13-month-old-daughter, Naomi, died in

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FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE: An AfterTalk Inspirational Quote:

Leave a Comment / Advice on Grieving, Grief Quotes, Sudden Loss / By Larry Lynn

FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE is a famous sermon given by Rabbi Kenneth Berger on Yom Kippur day in the fall of 1986. It was inspired by the crash of the Challenger space shuttle on January 28, 1986 and the subsequent revelation that the crew had likely survived the explosion and lived for another five minutes

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A Letter to Myself: AfterTalk Inspirational 8.17.17

Leave a Comment / Advice on Grieving, Grief Quotes, Grieving for a husband / By Larry Lynn

A Letter To Myself Dear Peggy, Your David is gone. You have experienced an immeasurable loss. Never before have you felt such deep emotional and gut wrenching pain. Keep in mind use of the word ‘experienced.’ Use that word instead of ‘suffered’ because you don’t want to get stuck in ‘suffering.’ ‘Suffering’ is not the

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