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Tag Archives: Coping With Unexpected Loss
“I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye” by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D
Two women describe their experiences of losing loved ones to unexpected death
Originally published in 2000 and updated in 2008, “I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye” is a book about coping with and healing after the sudden death of someone you love. It is written by two survivors of sudden loss: Brook … Continue reading
“But You Didn’t” by Merrill Glass
Merrill Glass’s poem about losing her lover to war reminds us the importance of openly sharing your feelings for the one you love when you’re together, because the future can be so uncertain.
The death of a lover is difficult regardless of whether it is expected, as is the case with long-term illnesses, or if it is sudden, as is the case with a car crash or a major heart attack. The uncertainty … Continue reading
Transforming Loss (2013) by Judith R. Burdick
Director Judith R. Burdick shows how grief can help surviving family members strive to make the world a better place
The death of a loved one is never easy. Whether the loss is sudden and unexpected, or if it is a long time coming, the grief that we feel in the moments, days, or even years after losing someone who … Continue reading
What is Expressive Arts Therapy? An Interview with Adriana Marchione
Adriana Marchione discusses how expressive arts therapy can help people coping with loss and grief
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Adriana Marchione, MA, REAT, RSMT, a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist and Registered Somatic Movement Therapist. Currently based in San Francisco, California, she is the founder of a well-established arts and healing practice called Creative Source and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriana Marchione, coping with expected loss, Coping with Grief, Coping With Unexpected Loss, Creative Healing, Creative Therapy, CreativeSourceSF, Expressive Arts Therapy, Loss of a Father, Loss of a Spouse, Poetry, Poetry and healing, Tamalpa Institute, Visual Arts
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“Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro
A memorial tribute song for a recently young woman who has recently passed away
In 1968, the same year that America lost Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Goldsboro released a beautiful song written by Bobby Russell called “Honey.” In the song, the narrator shares amusing anecdotes about his lost lover as a way to mourn and … Continue reading
What are the Effects of Trauma? – An Interview with Carolyn Lunsford Mears
Understanding the full effects of trauma from death on those who've survived a life-changing event
In 1999, Carolyn Mears’ son was a student at Columbine High School in Colorado, where a horrifying mass shooting claimed the lives of 12 students and 1 teacher. She now serves as dissertation advisor and adjunct faculty at the University … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora Theater Shooting, Bowling For Columbine, Columbine, Columbine High School, Columbine Killing, Columbine Shooting, Coping With Sudden Death, Coping With Unexpected Loss, Grief, Healing, PTSD, Survivor guilt, Tragedy, trauma, Trauma From Death, Traumatic Event
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