Grief and Loss Support

Featured Grief and Loss Support

Five Stages of Preparing for Death - Preparing for a death can be terrifying if you have no idea what to expect, both physically and emotionally.

Loss and Holiday Stress -   By Barbara Gould The past year has been one of trauma and stress for untold numbers of people. If you are one of the thousands that have suffered a loss and are wondering how you are going to face the upcoming holidays, perhaps making some major changes in your traditions ...

Dealing With Grief, Guilt and Gratuity -   By Barbara Gould Position of care giver is not always rewarding or even bearable. You are aware ahead of time that a family member or nearing the end of 'this life', but when the final hours passes you find yourself in shock. Compassion tells you that this person's painand ...

Rituals to Help Us Through Grief -   By Mary Emma Allen I once thought attending a funeral was hypocritical and that we should care for the person while alive rather than making a fuss after death. Then I encountered death in my family. When my father died, I realized how much the funeral and other rituals ...

How to Comfort Someone Whose Child Has Died -   by Susan Dunn, The EQ Coach When a friend suffers the loss of a child, we don't know how to comfort them. Our first thought is usually, "I don't know what to say." When a child is lost, we all suffer, and it's particularly hard for other parents to deal with. "Friends ...

Freedom of Grief for My Mother - On December 27, 1966, it was my 18th birthday; my mother had been ill but I did not realize how ill she was; she was a single mother who raised 3 children on her own; she had remarried a man who was totally blind and they had a son when my mother was in her 40's!  We lived a very simple life; mother ...