The Heart of Grief
The Heart of Grief
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Grieving Well Through the Holidays
In July of 2025, Brian's wife of 45 years died. This loss has brought him into a new, deeper and more complex experience of grief. Christmas 2025 will be the first one in 4 1/2 decades without Diane's presence and participation. Thi...
I'm Glad It's Over. So Why am I Still Feeling Badly? A "Less-Than-Loved-One Loss."
Sometimes when people are faced with changes or endings in difficult or painful relationships, they wonder why they are feeling badly. Why are they grieving a relationship that was not enjoyable or good for them? In this episode, Br...
Integrating Loss Into Life: Keeping Connections Strong and Memories Fond
Professional grief counselors sometimes refer to the tasks of integrating grief into our lives going forward. The goal is to recognize the changes brought by a loss and incorporating the memories, influence and emotional/spiritual presence of a...
Grief Following a Tragic or Traumatic Death: Cause Vs Loss.
Following a tragic, traumatic or completely preventable death, a griever's thoughts can become focused on the cause or circumstances of the loss to the point where they are missing out on a good grieving process for the loss itself. ...
Will This GRM Help Me? Research Says It Will.
The grief of loss happens to all of us. Sometimes that hurt digs in deep and keeps resurfacing. There are a lot of ideas and programs designed to help us find healing. What can we feel confident in to really help? That’s what today'...
