Companioning is about being present to another person’s pain; it is not about taking away the pain. by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. To be bereaved literally means to be “torn apart.” When someone is torn apart, there is a natural need to embrace the heartfelt pain of the loss. There is no pill we can […]
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By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. “Real understanding is a creative mixture of certainty and unknowing. The trick is to know when you don’t understand.” ~ Thomas Moore Curiosity for the companion is about being willing to enter into and learn about the mystery of grief while recognizing you do not and cannot fully understand someone
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By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. It was Thomas Moore who observed, “Our science and technologies approach life as a problem to be solved.” This made me reflect on the reality that our therapies approach grief as a pathology to be cured. My hope is that you agree with me that it is time to face
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The Seesaw of Resilience and Vulnerability It’s this back-and-forth of grief that provides momentum for the journey. Editor’s Note: this article originally appeared in TAPS Magazine. TAPS Magazine is dedicated to America’s fallen heroes and their surviving families and friends. This explains the military references. For more on TAPS, see below. By Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.
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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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