by griefcenterweb | Nov 9, 2018 | Communal Grief, Grieving Adults, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Resources, Self Care
At a mental health provider training that I attended not long ago, at one point the facilitator was attempting to communicate how survivors of trauma often feel frighteningly out of control even in the most secure and benign situations. In a tone that suggested he...
by griefcenterweb | Nov 7, 2018 | Articles, Communal Grief, Grieving Adults, Resources, Self Care
I can’t say I love feeling helpless. The underlying fear keeps haunting me, its tendrils reaching into my thoughts, pointing me darker, deeper. I can say I love myself when I’m feeling helpless – or more specifically, I’ve learned to let myself receive what I need....
by griefcenterweb | Nov 7, 2018 | Articles, Communal Grief, Grieving Adults, Resources, Self Care
The last Sunday of October, I attended a local vigil held in honor of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. The sanctuary in which it was held brimmed with worshippers and neighbors from all walks of life. The majority in attendance were non-Jewish; I...
by griefcenterweb | Nov 6, 2018 | Articles, Communal Grief, Grieving Adults, Resources
In response to the horrific violence in a grocery store in Kentucky and a place called The Tree of Life. Autumn has always been a poignant time for me with the call of geese overhead as they fly away from the darkness of winter to come. This year, darkness fell too...
by griefcenterweb | Nov 9, 2017 | Articles, Communal Grief, Grief in the Workplace, Grieving Adults, Grieving Children, Psychotherapy and Counseling
We are born knowing how to grieve. As children, we cry naturally to feel better, to let go of our pain, to release the burdens of pent-up emotions. It helped us lessen the weight from our shoulders. Positive expressions of grief are helpful to us. It is the lack...
by griefcenterweb | Nov 9, 2017 | Communal Grief, Events, Grieving Adults, Psychotherapy and Counseling
When The Center for Grief Recovery hosted its first-ever fundraiser walk to celebrate 25 years of service to the bereavement community, the day was hot, but there was a cool breeze off lake Michigan and the trees offered nice shade. A group of 60+ people attended the...
