Understanding and Managing Grief, December 8 - December 21, 2013

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Guilt: My Constant Companion, http://j.mp/1fM9aaz « Modern Loss

Friday Favorites: December 20th 2013, http://j.mp/19YaW3N « What's Your Grief?

New Holiday Traditions for Widowers, http://j.mp/1dWXRus « National Widowers' Organization

Understanding and Managing Grief, December 1 - December 7, 2013

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Holidays reality check: Totally Scrooged, http://j.mp/IywooV « Widow Chick

When grief collides with holiday stress: Through the Grief Lens, http://t.co/TDzS2NymJo « Navigating Grief

The Tragic Death Of The Funeral, http://j.mp/1f6eBRi « The Federalist

The Advent Conspiracy

For many Western Christians this past Sunday marked the beginning of the season of Advent ~ the four weeks before Christmas, originally intended to be a time of spiritual reflection and preparation before celebrating the nativity of Jesus. 

In recent years, those same four weeks have become a peak shopping period for retailers known as "the Christmas shopping season." For those of us engaged in caregiving, or in the midst of mourning the loss of a loved one, these four weeks can seem like little more than an additional and overwhelming burden. 

Given the state of the world and our struggling economy here at home, many more people may be looking for a different way to get ready for Christmas.

Understanding and Managing Grief, December 18 - 23, 2011

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Walking With Jane: The Day of Sun Return, http://j.mp/rY9h5m
  
  
• What Grief Taught Me About Love « Bertram's Blog, http://j.mp/vkZtSN
  
  
• Complicated Grief: I Love You, But I Hate the Choices You Made, http://j.mp/adF1M9
  
  
• Coping with Grief during the Holidays, http://WebTalkRadio.nethttp://j.mp/uuXE9G (interview with @JoAnneFunch)
  
  
• Use holidays to create Your Own Personal "Big Chill" Moment, http://bit.ly/sA89Yx by @friendgrief

Understanding and Managing Grief, November 27 - December 3, 2011

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Infant Loss: Healing Through the Anniversaries, http://bit.ly/rIn8zK by @KristineBrite

• Fear of Loss from Grieving Dads Project, http://j.mp/tGrC87 

• Tips for riding waves of grief when parenting a child with special needs this Christmas, http://bit.ly/sOAutC by @jolenephilo

• Ashley Davis Bush: 6 Ways to Get a Handle on Holiday Stress, http://j.mp/vnexPX

• December Newsletter, http://j.mp/sq33v9  from @OpenToHope