Tag Archives: Complicated Grief

What is the Treatment for Complicated Grief?

An interview with Dr. Katherine Shear, founder, Center for Complicated Grief, Part Two
Posted on June 22, 2019 by Melissa Gouty

Dr. M. Katherine Shear is an internist and psychiatrist widely recognized for her work in bereavement studies. She has developed a targeted psychotherapy, Complicated Grief Treatment, for people unable to move forward after a loss, which has proved to be … Continue reading →

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What is Complicated Grief?

An interview with Dr. Katherine Shear, Founder of Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia School of Social Work, Part One
Posted on June 15, 2019 by Melissa Gouty

An internist and psychiatrist, Dr. Kathy Shear is widely recognized for her work in bereavement studies. She has developed a targeted psychotherapy, Complicated Grief Treatment which has proved to be efficacious in three different trials.  Editor’s note: This interview has … Continue reading →

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Three Suicides Last Month Connected to School Shootings

The burden survivors bear when friends and family die in a mass shooting can lead them to thoughts and acts of suicide
Posted on April 5, 2019 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

How would you feel if you had to bury a friend or family member who had been killed in a school shooting? What if you had been one of the lucky ones who survived the actual event? The burden of … Continue reading →

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“Housebreaking” by Dan Pope

Read between the lines of this well-told tale for the insidious effects of complicated grief
Posted on July 27, 2018 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

“Housebreaking,” has all the makings of a good beach read – and so much more. Since the main characters and their supporting cast span three generations — aging grandfolk, dysfunctional parents, and rebellious teens — there’s bound to be one … Continue reading →

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“Billy Don’t Be a Hero” by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander

Song reflects grief and anger at the loss of a soldier
Posted on October 27, 2016 by Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Billy Don’t Be a Hero,” an anti-war song, premiered in the United Kingdom, where it was performed by the group Paper Lace. In 1974, Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods performed the song in the United States. It shot to the … Continue reading →

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“How Could I Ever Know?” by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman

From the Broadway musical "The Secret Garden"
Posted on October 6, 2016 by Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“How Could I Ever Know?” is a song from the musical “A Secret Garden,” which opened on Broadway in April 1991 and closed in March 1993. The show is based upon Frances Hodgson Burnett’s book of the same title. It … Continue reading →

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