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Tag Archives: Grief
Our Weekly Tip: Memory Box for Those Grieving
Creating a memory box can help you work through your grief
Our Tip of the Week: One good thing you can do as you grieve is filter it through a creative outlet. When someone we love dies, the stability of our emotional state takes quite a beating — in one moment … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Grief, Grieving, Loss of a Loved One, memorial box, Memory box, memory DIY, Stages of Grief
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“Spikes” by Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon’s “Spikes” offers readers a perspective into how a person can unexpectedly learn to cope with the grief of losing a child
The process of grieving is a healing pain that can revitalize the spirit, just as much as it can signal the end of something or someone that we are beholden by. This is the main lesson for the short story … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged baseball, Depression, Grief, jewish funeral ceremonies, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Parent, lost at sea, michael chabon
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Connecting to Grief Past and Present
Andrea Bayer, the curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells the story of her loss through great works of art
If you are an artist, you may express your grief through art, but what if you are a curator of one of the most renowned museums in the country? Andrea Bayer, the curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Andrea Bayer, Art, Bereavement, Death, Grief, Loss, loss of parents, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mourning, New York City, past and present
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A Little One Still Loved
Stephanie Paige Cole’s bereavement of a stillborn daughter blossoms into expression and compassion
Imagine preparing for the birth of your new baby with all the joy and anticipation of this new being in your life. Sweet reminders of her arrival turn up throughout your home in soft and cheerful colors: a stroller, blankets, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Bereavement, Grief, Grieving Mother, guidance, poet, stigma, stillbirth, Stillborn, support
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“Love Box” for Children in the Stages of Grief
An easy healing craft to help kids express their grief
Our Tip of the Week: There are plenty of DIY activities out there for those who are grieving – remembrance quilts, balloon releases, etc. But what about activities specifically made for children in the stages of grief? It’s important to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art therapy, Children, Children in grief, Death, Grief, Grieving, Grieving kids, Heart, Stages of Grief
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“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
