Denying the Reality of Death: Florence’s Lesson Florence Moore was 38 when her husband died suddenly and tragically in a mountain-climbing accident. Before he died, one could have set a watch by John’s arrival home each weekday after work. Without fail, John would walk through the kitchen door at 5:15 p.m. and embrace his wife
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We Grieve, We Remember, We Support Each Other: Thoughts from a 9/11 Widow and Grief Advocate By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. We as a nation will never be “done” mourning the loss of 2,977 lives lost during the attack on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning at the World Trade Center in New York,
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When I attended your training, I think you mentioned that the true “expert” is the mourner. Can you expand on this? Your memory is correct – I have always maintained that the true expert in grief is the mourner. I do believe there is a real difference between studying a mysterious body of knowledge surrounding
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Eulogy or Remembrance: The Importance of Educating the Family About the Value of Remembering Backward While teaching a recent workshop for mental health clinicians, a participant raised his hand and asked, “Is the eulogy all that important to a funeral?” His question reminded me that when people question the value of funerals (or a
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by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. If you could go back in time and re-live 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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