Loss is a part of life. Sooner or later, we will all face the trauma of grieving someone we love. As much as we may understand this intellectually, there is nothing that can fully prepare you for the reality of mourning. Grieving is both an inevitability and a process. It is neither linear nor […]
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How to cope with guilt and regrets and feel better over time: Feeling guilty and having regrets can happen before and after a loss. This is where the if-only and what-if statements are common. You may try unsuccessfully and illogically to bargain with a higher power, by saying out loud, “What if I give up
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Grief is love’s conjoined twin. Without love, there would be no grief. And if love is not a disorder, illness or diagnosis, neither is grief. BY ALAN D. WOLFELT, PH.D. Our phone at the Center for Loss and Life Transition has been ringing off the hook in recent weeks with requests for my opinion
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How To Write a Bereavement Leave Letter by Jessica Fender In times of global pandemic, it became challenging to pay a last in-person tribute to the ones you’ve lost. However, the current state of affairs with COVID-19 is getting better. Lifting of travel and gathering restrictions gives people a chance to be present at funerals
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A week or so ago, we were visiting with friends who I had not seen since my mother’s death in July. I had forgotten that I had not seen them, and so was not prepared for their very kind words when they first saw me and hugged me. So, I thanked them for their words
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