A new sense of urgency has emerged for healthcare organizations to develop "sustainable and accessible bereavement care" and to cultivate a "bereavement-conscious" workforce to position bereavement as an "inherent element of the duty of care," authors of a recent opinion piece asserted. Incorporating Bereavement Into the Continuum of Care « MedPage Today
Understanding and Managing Grief, March 31 - April 6, 2024
Understanding and Managing Grief, November 27 - December 3, 2022
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Parents, caregivers, and other concerned adults can help young people understand and get through challenging times. Even very young children can understand death and its permanence. How Grief Can Affect A Child -- And Helping Them Cope « EveryDay Health
Understanding andManaging Grief, August 22 - August 28, 2021
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I’m not a horse whisperer, but I have a new understanding of horses and their internal power. It began with Dr. Jo Anne Grace’s gentle voice inviting me to participate in a two-day equine-assisted grief therapy program. Equine-Assisted Grief Therapy: Healing with Horses at Humble Ranch « Steamboat Magazine
Understanding and Managing Grief, November 22 - November 28, 2020
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It’s your new identity without your loved one and it’s important to establish guidelines and boundaries. It’s important to make it through the holidays and do what’s best for you. Honor yourself and one day the holidays will be good again for you. Thanksgiving Grief: You Are What You Eat « The Wellness Universe Blog
Understanding and Managing Grief, October 4 - October 10, 2020
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Books can help students feel less alone by showing characters who have experienced something similar. Depending on the content, they can also help students understand complex feelings, explain the facts and permanence of death, or even help students connect with memories of their deceased loved one. Books Are Essential Tools to Help Children Manage Grief « Education Post
Caregiving & Grief, May 3 - May 9, 2020
Optimal strategies for helping people develop new rituals to remember those who die during the COVID-19 era: Death, Grief and Funerals in the COVID Age « COVID White Paper
In the midst of a global pandemic, this day might actually feel a bit more aligned with what I want it to be. A Widowed Mother's Day à la COVID-19 « Modern Loss
Caregiving, Hospice & Grief, April 12 - April 18, 2020
There is a lot of loss involved in what we're living right now. How do we cope? Find out in this video: Grieving the Loss of Daily Life Routine and Milestones During the Pandemic « Refuge In Grief
It’s a staggering thought, but right this moment, there are 5.8 million Americans living with dementia . . . There is help — resources and education that are breaking down the stigma surrounding dementia. Caregivers can live well with dementia, too! « Your Valley
Caregiving, Hospice & Grief, April 5 - April 11, 2020
As a culture, we’ve never been great at handling grief . . . And now that families no longer have the opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones, have to wait for hospitals to release the remains, and postpone any in-person gatherings for the foreseeable future, it has left many in a suspended state of grief. Processing Grief During a Pandemic, When Nothing Is Normal « Yahoo!
Voices of Experience: Caregiver Recovery versus Bereavement
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| Nancy with her husband Larry |
By Nancy Hardaway
In the introduction to her website The Artful Caregiver, blogger Nancy Hardaway acknowledges that ~ after years of caring for her widowed mother, then her widowed sister and finally her husband ~ it was only in retrospect that she identified herself as a caregiver. Through her blog, she decided to share her caregiving journey "in the hopes that someone can be helped by what they read - that some benefit can come from all that we experience." Two months ago, Nancy's beloved husband Larry succumbed to the rare neurodegenerative disease that finally claimed his life. Now in the aftermath of devastating loss, Nancy continues sharing her hard-won "wisdom, woes, triumphs and tips," offering her insights as she transitions from life as a caregiver into that of a bereaved spouse.
Understanding and Managing Grief, May 26 - June 1, 2019
Grief Looks a Lot Like 'Crazy' http://j.mp/2KcKpvS « Modern Loss
Review: Dead to Me Is a Quietly Radical Depiction of Grief’s Emotional Haze, http://j.mp/2Iab7mh « Slant Magazine
Caregiving and Hospice, May 19 - May 25, 2019
Insightful and informative: Caregiver Recovery versus Bereavement, http://j.mp/2VVSBHT « The Artful Caregiver
How to Plan for Weddings AND Funerals, http://j.mp/2VRCKKz « A Good Goodbye ~ Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't Plan to Die
3 things about psychiatry that don't focus on pathology, http://j.mp/2VVjFa8 « Kevin MD
Understanding and Managing Grief, May 19 - May 25, 2019
Kelli Auerbach on becoming an orphan in her 20s: "I’d never understood how much my identity was entwined with being someone’s child." http://j.mp/2I7Z5tF « The New York Times
Things to Consider When Parenting Grieving Children, http://j.mp/2W3sMWe « Heal Grief
Loss, Grief, and Post-traumatic Growth, http://j.mp/2W2HDk2 « The Compassionate Friends
Understanding and Managing Grief, March 17 - March 23, 2019
What If the Deceased is Despised? http://j.mp/2TQYRiY « Hospice Matters
Bereavement Researcher: We Must Do Better for the Grief-Stricken, http://j.mp/2Whyy2h « NextAvenue
Caregiving and Hospice, February 24 - March 2, 2019
My Personal Integrity Was Wounded Tonight, http://j.mp/2GNyFPr « Barbara Karnes, RN
Bereavement Service, http://j.mp/2NtrxrY « HOPEspot
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Understanding and Managing Grief, March 11 - March 17, 2018
Grief Study: Invitation to Participate: Emotion Regulation in Bereavement, http://j.mp/2FMVqPb « University of Arizona
Learning to Sleep in Grief: Tips from a Widowed Pharmacist, http://j.mp/2FQ9Jml « Bryan C. Taylor
Understanding and Managing Grief, January 8 - January 14, 2017
Understanding Rubin's 2-Track Model of Bereavement, http://bit.ly/2ikXRvQ « What's Your Grief?
Caring for a Loved One: The Letter Every Caregiver Should Write, http://bit.ly/2iGfuHL« Grief In Common
Understanding and Managing Grief, September 18 - September 24, 2016
Why Bereavement Support is an Essential Component of Hospice and Palliative Care, http://j.mp/2csFjqx « Liv On
The Death You Die When Someone You Love Dies, http://j.mp/2dnOYkx « John Pavlovitz
64 Tips for Grieving through The Winter Blues, http://j.mp/2cII0VT « What's Your Grief?
Understanding and Managing Grief, November 8 - November 14, 2015
Talking to Kids about the Paris Attacks, http://j.mp/1MIvwfc « What's Your Grief?
Grief and Shame: An Unacceptable Combination, http://j.mp/1LdIuvV « The Adversity Within
Researchers call for hospitals to establish bereavement programs for families of deceased patients, http://j.mp/1HLDcI2 « Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Caregiving and Hospice, May 24 - May 30, 2015
Attention Caregivers: Making Use of Helpful Services, http://j.mp/1dDnGFX « Harvard Health Publications
When Someone Dies by Suicide All Systems Must Provide Help, http://j.mp/1PTThny « Grief After Suicide Blog
Wisconsin Is Learning How to Die, http://j.mp/1HAizxo « Vox
Understanding and Managing Grief, March 8 - March 14, 2015
Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving, http://j.mp/1b9P7p6 « Alan D. Wolfelt
Easier than what?: A mother looks at life without, http://j.mp/1AnF99m « Writing the Heartache Blog
Taking Death to Parties - Why Mentioning a Loved One Who Has Recently Passed Away Matters, http://j.mp/1CcPICz « Ezine Articles





















