Understanding and Managing Grief, June 18 - June 24 2023

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

"I found it in my 35 mm camera -- an almost complete roll of film. My heart did a few pounds more than normal -- that camera hadn't been used since the last time my husband and I went to Duke, three months before he died." In Grief: Preserving Memories « Grief Healing

Understanding and Managing Grief, May 2 - May 8, 2021

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

Jana Kramer hosted an emotional and honest episode of her podcast, where she talked about the grief she feels from ending her marriage. On Grief After Divorce « Sounds Like Nashville

Nearly 30 years ago, Carol Smith lost her son. This year, her mother died. As old and new grief collide, this is what she's learned. On Mother's Day Grief: Closure Is A Myth « TODAY

Understanding and Managing Grief, March 4 - March 10, 2018

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

Is it time to "get back to life"? Grief doesn't work that way.  http://j.mp/2G8nHAI « Refuge In Grief

How to Tell When Technology Makes Anxiety Worse, http://j.mp/2G6Q7eq « PsychCentral

Tips for Talking with Children about Addiction and Overdose Loss, http://j.mp/2Fu8hWl « Hey Sigmund

Understanding and Managing Grief, May 7 - May 13, 2017

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

Remembering My Mom on Mother's Day, http://j.mp/JTwqmc « Grief Healing

A Hidden Grief on Mother's Day, http://bit.ly/2qd5Y5y « ACS Technologies Ministry Impact

Sharing Stories About Loss and Grief, http://bit.ly/2pJ7BVa « Canadian Virtual Hospice

Understanding and Managing Grief, August 2 - August 8, 2015

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

Seeing Death in Nature: Preparing Children for Loss, http://j.mp/1IVh3L5 « It's OK to Die

Don’t You Tell Me How to Grieve! http://j.mp/1KakGta « GriefMinisterDotCom

Helpful article! Tolerating the Intolerable: Beyond Numbing, http://j.mp/1git8i3 « Open to Hope

Understanding and Managing Grief, February 1 - February 7, 2015

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

Coming Out To Grief, http://j.mp/1DPDsV2 « Grief Digest Magazine

'Grief and change are hard, but they are survivable': Lessons From a Grief Counselor,  http://j.mp/1BVXgDC « AL.Com Opinion

The Healing Power of Animals, http://j.mp/1zykFg2 « What's Your Grief?

Voices of Experience: Reconnecting and Healing with Nature ~ T. Roosevelt and Me

There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Michelle Jarvie is an author and educator from Minneapolis, MN. In her beautiful essay below, she describes how she chose to observe the 36th birthday of her deceased husband: by honoring past memories, making new ones, and incorporating the healing power of nature. Michelle invites readers to connect with her online at her website, MichelleJarvie.com. See also Amazon's description and reviews of her recently published book, Then and Now: Changed Perspectives of a Young Widow.

Understanding and Managing Grief, October 19 - October 25, 2014

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

Insightful: Grieving Without God, http://j.mp/ZRbFFo « Alive in Memory

The Grief Journey-What To Pack, http://j.mp/1zpNSww « The Grief Toolbox

Child’s Eye View of Death: The Power of Picture Books to Explain, http://j.mp/1wa3Bxj « The Guardian

Understanding and Managing Grief, January 29 - February 4, 2012

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

• Dr. T. Byram Karasu: Is grief a pathological condition? http://bit.ly/zcak0B via @MontefioreNews
  
  
• Memorial Service Basics: Honoring the Deceased, Comforting the Bereaved, http://dlvr.it/18yqH8 via @houstonfunerals
  
  
• Death Is Nothing at All, http://j.mp/y2TKZd
  
  
• Loss As A Catalyst For Spiritual Awakening, http://j.mp/zQGJDA
  
  
• Lovely! Butterfly Suite helps bereaved parents, http://bbc.in/zVGu14 via @_lizzy_

Understanding and Managing Grief, April 10 - April 16

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

• What Grief Is Really Like, http://nyti.ms/fTEgFR via @nytimeshealth

• National Students of AMF: grief support for college kids, http://bit.ly/fMbILL via@KitMcConnell

• Suffering: The Irritant That Produces the Pearl, http://bit.ly/hxE2hG

• "Thankful for......" The gift of grief, http://bit.ly/f8pjOZ by @DoyleDiana

• Prayer Registry Builds Hope and Community, http://fb.me/UVrMfNCO via @opentohope