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Coping With Election Grief: While half of Americans are celebrating, the other half are in mourning
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Tag Archives: Comfort for Grief
Our Weekly Tip: If You’re Grieving, Try Massage Therapy
A weekly hand or foot massage helps people cope with grief
Our Tip of The Week: Touch can be an incredibly effective tool for people who need a sense of grounding and connection as they deal with grief. Dr. Berit S. Cronfalk, one of a team of researchers who carried out a … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Dealin
g with the Sleeplessness That Accompanies Grief
After a major loss, it can be difficult to get a good night's sleep
Our Tip of the Week: It’s typical to experience disruptions in normal sleep patterns in the first few weeks and months of grief after a major loss. You may have trouble falling asleep, find yourself waking up throughout the night, or … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged A Good Night's Sleep: A Drug-Free Solution, Bedtime, Circadian rhythm, Comfort for Grief, Complicated Grief, Dealing with death, Dealing with Grief, Dealing with Loss and Grief, Essential oil, Grieving Guidance, Insomnia, Lavender, Lavender oil, Process of Grieving, Relax, Sleep, Sleep Aid
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Our Weekly Tip: Memorial Remembrance Tree
A remembrance tree makes for a moving centerpiece at your memorial or celebration of life ceremony
Our Tip of the Week: Memorials are not only about remembering your personal relationship to a loved one who has died, but about the coming together of all those who care deeply for him or her as well. A delicate … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration of Life, Comfort for Grief, Memorial, Memorial Idea, Memorial Tree, Remembering, Remembrance, Remembrance Tree, SevenPonds, Tips, Yew
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Our Weekly Tip: Memorial Wind Chime
Create sights and sounds that remind you of your loved one
Our Tip of the Week: Sometimes, when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, you just want a space to sit and think. Memorial wind chimes can help the grief you feel in this moment. Not only are wind … Continue reading
The Healing Power of Hugs
How a simple hug can help us through the grieving process
In a recent blog post, writer Suzanne Boles tells the story of how she grew to understand the healing power of a hug. A hug, she explains, is something so deceptively simple that we may think to overlook its power. … Continue reading
