Understanding and Managing Grief, September 3 - September 16, 2023

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

When a loved one dies, “things” are no longer “just things.” In everyday life, the shoes someone leaves in the middle of the room can be an ongoing nuisance. But when the person who wore them dies, those shoes left behind can become sacred. The act of moving them represents a new challenge. Picking them up acknowledges the reality that they will not be left there again.  Why You Should Resist Taking Care of "Things" for those Grieving « Nancy Berns

Understanding and Managing Grief, September 8 - September 14, 2013

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

Friday Funeral Film: Departures, http://j.mp/1638nuj « A Good Goodbye

Outstanding! Grief Is ...... http://j.mp/162dUlF « Widow's Voice

Wounded Healer: Objectivity in Grief Counseling, http://j.mp/1esi1R9 « It's OK to Die

This Incredible Obituary May Be The Best Thing You Read All Week, http://j.mp/18QrOJF « Huffington Post

911. A Different Anniversary of Loss, http://j.mp/15X08jo « Navigating Grief

Caregiving and Hospice, July 21 - July 27, 2013

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

Books for Family Caregivers, Caregiving Resources, Alzheimer’s Disease,  http://j.mp/12TQVba « AARP

Life-or-Death Situation: an article not to miss, http://j.mp/1e2UHUB « New York Times

Shame on this hospice! Relationships and Intimacy Archives, http://j.mp/14RGquk « Life Matters Media

Certified StoryKeeper Course for hospice volunteers, http://j.mp/19n0BST « Legacy Matters

Music therapy as a non-pharmacological adjunct to pain management, http://j.mp/13aK2WG « MDLinx

Hospice and Caregiving, March 27 - April 2

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

• Popular driver network offers freedom, independence to seniors, http://tinyurl.com/43ly28l via @ShelleyWebbRN

• Taking Care of Yourself So You Can Take Better Care of Others, http://www.caregiver.va.gov/Tips.asp via @phatkathy

• Use Pets As Caregiving Instructors, http://ow.ly/4qcQH via @kstookey @BoomerLivingNow

• Hospice is about living your life the way you want up to the very end, http://bit.ly/fWFStH via @hospicepharmacy

• Family-friendly caregiving articles, helpful videos, updated continuously; subscribe here: http://ow.ly/4qeGk by @CaregiverTweets

Understanding and Managing Grief, March 6 - March 12

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

• Dealing with grief through yoga, http://bit.ly/dEpo8G via @MikeWolpert

• Men and Grief, http://bit.ly/e5dKUp by @Esdeer

• Shep Jeffreys on grief: ‘How Long Will It Take?’ http://bit.ly/eKsUCY

• Powerful advice for helping another in grief, http://bit.ly/h8zWyY via @MatthewLindgren

• Children and grief, http://bit.ly/hGKwBH via @AliveHospice

Recommended Articles

Modifying CISD So As Not to Re-traumatize Survivors – Health Journeys and Guided Imagery expert Belleruth Naparstek suggests ways for those providing Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) to modify their protocol to maximize the benefits and minimize the possible risks: http://bit.ly/2Ewtem

When and How to Use Medicine in Grief – A family practice physician whose youngest son was murdered, Dr. Richard Dew is well acquainted with grief in the wake of homicide. Here he explains the difference between Situational and Clinical Depression, and suggests when pharmacological intervention might be indicated: http://bit.ly/28Yog3

When an Employee is Grieving the Death of a Child – Based on years of assisting bereaved parents to find compassion, understanding and hope following the death of their child, Senior Management Consultant Patrick T. Malone introduces The Compassionate Friends and some guidelines and suggestions for assisting the grieving employee in the workplace: http://bit.ly/2RvwVI

End of Life Counseling: Why It Really Matters – Michael Haederle argues convincingly in favor of “tough but essential conversations among doctors, patients and families” in the August 31, 2009 issue of AARP Bulletin Today: http://bit.ly/1UO2XA

Can We Ever “Accept” the Death of a Loved One? – Most mourners have trouble with words like “acceptance,” because in truth the death of a loved one will never, ever be “acceptable” to us. If these particular words seem bothersome, try substituting words like “reconciliation” and “integration,” and understand that it takes a lot of time and a lot of hard work to get to that point in the grief journey: http://bit.ly/5xEsg.

Learn about Yoga Breathing: A Simple Exercise for Beginners – Re-learning how to carry our bodies so we can breathe correctly is good for our overall health, and “yoga breathing” is one of the most effective ways to do it: http://bit.ly/BjteC

When the Neighborhood is the Retirement Village – Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) are those places not specifically designed for retirees, but with a higher number of elderly residents – some of whom have special needs related to aging. According to Fredda Vladdeck, Director of the United Hospital Fund’s Aging in Place Initiative, 25 states have developed service programs in support of NORCs, whose common mission “is transforming communities into good places to grow old:” http://bit.ly/1hG1Ij

How to Release Regret – In this helpful article, Irene Kendig discusses how in grief we might better deal with our assumptions about what we should or shouldn’t have done in a given situation: http://bit.ly/34sqwV

Compassionate Self-Forgiveness, Parts I and II – In a similar vein, Irene Kendig discusses the harsh judgments we place on ourselves when we feel guilty about something we did or failed to do, and offers a way for us to deal with them:
Part I, http://bit.ly/3XWARz
Part II, http://bit.ly/2yo0CG

Caregiving Website is Launched – CareRunner (www.carerunner.com ), an innovative website designed to provide non-professional caregivers with the online tools, information and support to more easily manage the care of loved ones, has announced that the free service has been launched and is available to the public: http://bit.ly/3aEOY0.