Understanding and Managing Grief, July 28 - August 10, 2024

Best selections from Grief Healing's X feed this week:  

Remember, early grief is a naturally out-of-control time. And it is this loss of control that often makes people feel like they’re going crazy. I know it doesn’t feel good to be out of control, though. That is because change and unpredictability stress our minds, bodies, and emotions. Any time we encounter something substantially different, we have to assess potential new dangers and figure out new responses. It is difficult, being in new situations—especially those we don’t want to be in. But the more we acknowledge that control is an illusion, the more comfortable we can become with the constant change and unpredictability of life.  You’re Not Crazy – You’re Grieving Pt. 3 « AfterTalk

When Pet Loss Affects Feelings For Those Remaining

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learned here.  ~ Marianne Williamson

A reader writes: I had to put my 13 year-old baby Tasha to sleep three days ago. It was so hard. Even my vet and the vet tech cried. It was comforting to know that she was surrounded by love when she went. My problem now is that I have this huge emptiness in my heart and I feel like I can't love my other dogs as much as I used to.

Understanding and Managing Grief, May 14 - May 20, 2023

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

Grief can blindside us at otherwise ordinary moments. Grief is an invisible wound because all our pain is internal. Sharing these experiences can help educate others about grief. How Your Pain Helps Teach The World « Psychology Today

Caregiving, Hospice & Grief, October 25 - October 31, 2020

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

Advance care planning (ACP) is an ongoing conversation that involves shared decision making to clarify and document – through an advance directive – an individual’s wishes, preferences, and goals regarding future medical care. This comprehensive process is critically important to ensuring patients receive the medical care they want in the event they lose the capacity to make their own decisions.  19 Evidence-Based Benefits of Advance Care Planning « Advance Care Planning (ACP) Decisions

Understanding and Managing Grief, September 6 - September 12, 2020

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

For many Americans the feelings of grief associated with this event may seem as new and as raw as they did when these terrorist attacks first happened in 2001. September 11: Coping with Aftershocks « Grief Healing

Caregiving, Hospice & Grief, April 5 - April 11, 2020

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

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!

Caregiving, Grief & Pet Loss, March 15 - March 21, 2020

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

Eight reasons why the death of an elderly loved one can be difficult. Grieving the Death of an Elderly Loved One, https://j.mp/396zsos « What's Your Grief?

What this statement ultimately implies, whether intended or not, is that we should worry less about the virus because it impacts old and not young. Please Stop Minimizing the Death of Older Adults, https://j.mp/2Ue469X « What's Your Grief?

Voices of Experience: Fear at the Door; Rest Inside

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There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world.  ~ Unknown

American singer-songwriter Nathan Peterson has been creating music as Hello Industry for almost two decades. During his 20 years of writing, recording, and performing, Nathan has created a body of work encouraging us to rest, here and now, in the midst of the storms of life. He and his musician wife Heather are the parents of five children, one of whom was born with a genetic disorder and died at the age of 14 months. Inspired by the brief life and death of their beloved infant daughter Olivia, Nathan's words and voice invite us inward, toward our own Center, where our fear is the loudest; where our strength and hope are their brightest:

Caregiving & Grief, March 8 - March 14, 2020

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

When you are grieving, your mental and emotional bandwidth are already strained. Adding external stress and instability can be even harder to cope with than it would be otherwise. Taking Care of Your Mental Health During Coronavirus, https://j.mp/2IPNGPz « What's Your Grief?

Miscarriage can be a painful experience with long-lasting effects on women’s emotional, mental, and physical health. How can they move toward healing?Emotional Healing After a Miscarriage: A Guide for Women, Partners, Family, and Friends, https://j.mp/3cUEKXa « Nursing@Georgetown

Caregiving & Understanding and Managing Grief, December 8 - December 14, 2019

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

Grief takes on a life of its own for many people and though it affects thousands on a daily basis, each journey is different. Yet, the one thing all those grieving people have in common is that the journey feels like a walk down a winding path alone. What Grief Truly Is, http://j.mp/2LRUUV9 « Yahoo! Lifestyle

Family caregivers pledge to fulfill their loved ones’ end-of-life wishes. But too often circumstances change, and they must break their word and guard against breaking hearts ― including their own.… The Health Care Promises We Cannot Keep, https://j.mp/35mCG66 « Kaiser Health News

From your description of your grandmother's illness her body had entered the dying process. It was shutting down, unable to combat the disease that she had lived with for so many years. Would She Still Be Alive? https://j.mp/36qR8tK « BK Books

Caregiving and Hospice, July 30 - August 5, 2017

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

Fearing Hospice, http://j.mp/2uSxvt1 « Hospice Times

Medical Ethics: In The Charlie Gard Case, Listen To The Nurses, http://j.mp/2uQCJFT « CommonHealth

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Understanding and Managing Grief, May 8 - May 14, 2016

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

Sitting with Pain: Week 2 of BE-ing with Suffering, http://j.mp/1Ol5bH5 «  Hospice Times

When a death isn't peaceful, serene or good, http://j.mp/1WYIfPh « WhatsYourGrief?

Self Talk: What happens when we start to believe it? http://j.mp/1rEjlch « Rx for the Soul

Pet Loss: Afraid to Love My Remaining Pets

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Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learned here.  ~ Marianne Williamson

A reader writes: I had to put my 13 year-old baby Tasha to sleep three days ago. It was so hard. Even my vet and the vet tech cried. It was comforting to know that she was surrounded by love when she went. My problem now is that I have this huge emptiness in my heart and I feel like I can't love my other dogs as much as I used to.

Caregiving and Hospice, December 6 - December 12, 2015

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

Palliative Care FAQS, http://j.mp/1NKtKe3 « Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

The Invisible Hand Reaches into the Exam Room: Ordinary Medicine (Review), http://j.mp/1M4T74I « GeriPal

Living in Two Worlds, http://j.mp/1IF2cGH « The Unprepared Caregiver

Understanding and Managing Grief, October 4 - October 10, 2015

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

5 Things Not To Say To A Grieving Parent, http://j.mp/1FWGxbZ « Her View From Home

What You Say To Someone Who's Grieving Vs. What They Hear, http://j.mp/1jfxDfu « BuzzFeed

Can you die of a broken heart? Broken Hearted, http://j.mp/1L6YEZb « Barbara Karnes, RN

Understanding and Managing Grief, June 1 - June 7, 2014

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

A Widow’s Journey Through the First Six Months, http://j.mp/1uoNZT7 « The Shriver Report

Mother Loss: When Will The Crying Stop? http://ow.ly/xuzpN « Self-Healing Expressions

The Myth of the Grief Timeline http://j.mp/1nmjqdD « What's Your Grief?

Understanding and Managing Grief, February 2 - February 8, 2014

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

Outstanding commentary: Philip Seymour Hoffman - What a Waste, http://j.mp/1dvM5oJ « Widow's Voice

The Power of the Simple Letter, http://j.mp/1ivMsFc « Writing the Heartache Blog

Well said: Philip Seymour Hoffman: A Man We All Knew (But Didn’t), http://j.mp/LUMtHm « Modern Loss

Understanding and Managing Grief, March 31 - April 6, 2013

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

Audio: Good Mourning: Talking to Children About Death and Grief, http://j.mp/XYPpXh « The Grief Toolbox

When Good Grief Goes Bad: Complicated or Prolonged Grief, http://j.mp/10Be42t via @AllenFrancesMD

Grief and Pinterest,  http://j.mp/10iQAQ3 « What's Your Grief

Lovely metaphor for grief: Masterpiece In the Making, http://j.mp/YxSBbG « Widow's Voice

Why Rituals Still Matter,  http://j.mp/13U3o4f « Grief Digest Magazine

Caregiving and Hospice, November 27 - December 3, 2011

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

• Great article: How doctors handle their own dying, http://bit.ly/rI39ox MT @_lizzy_ #hpm
  
  
• Why are we afraid of talking about death? http://bit.ly/spB1co by @globeandmail via @_lizzy_
  
  
• How Should I Know When a Person Is Ready for Hospice Services? http://bit.ly/tFkMxG via @HorizonHCH and @hospice_news
  
  
• Eldercare and chronic pain management, http://bit.ly/rUYbpQ via @WeCareTogether

• On The Right to Die (see comments on this post, too!) http://bit.ly/rDZKVO by @stangoldberg

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