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Tag Archives: Grief
What is the Dougy Center? An Interview with Donna Schuurman
The Dougy Center's former Executive Director talks about child and youth peer support and "posttraumatic growth"
For over 30 years, The Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon, has provided peer support groups for grieving children, teenagers, young adults, and their families. Today, the peer support program they pioneered has served as a model for at least 500 … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Try Hypnosis For Complicated or Chronic Grief
Hypnosis works with the subconscious mind to help you move through grief
Our Tip of the Week: Grief is the natural emotional response to loss, and the temporary painful emotional states that typically arise while you’re grieving are actually your psychological tools for processing the loss. Though the anxiety, helplessness, anger, and sadness … Continue reading
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
A bird that speaks only one word shreds a man's soul
Edgar Allan Poe published “The Raven” to mixed reviews in January of 1845. He was paid only a modest fee for his work, which did not become famous until well after his death five years later. The cause of Poe’s … Continue reading
Walking the Tightrope of Terminal Illness
Finding a balance between hope and despair
Each month Kathleen Clohessy, R.N., offers a new perspective on living with a terminal illness. Kathleen comes to SevenPonds with 25 years experience as a registered nurse caring for families and children facing life-threatening illness. She began her career in the … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Use Loving Kindness Meditation to Find Comfort When You’re Grieving
A simple mediation can help ease the pain of loss
Our Tip of the Week: When you are in the midst of deep grief, the intensity of your emotions can make it seem that life will never be OK again. Negative feelings may easily become overwhelming, leaving you feeling disconnected … Continue reading
