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The Rise of Tech-Enabled Grief Care

Hospice News

There are things coming onto the market, in a bit of a flurry right now,” Emma Payne, founder and CEO of Grief Coach, told Hospice News. Payne conceived of Grief Coach following the death of her husband and his close friend. Grief hit me much harder than I anticipated.

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Abode Hospice Grief Support

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

Abode Hospice Grief Support Group What is grief? Grief is a reaction to loss. The way we experience grief is very individual; we each grieve in our own way. There are no universal “stages” to grief – it is as individual as a fingerprint or a snowflake.

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Prolonged Grief Disorder: Holly Prigerson

GeriPal

Holly Prigerson recalls the moments in which she started investigating prolonged grief disorder. Holly has accumulated mountains of evidence for the diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder as a specific condition primarily notable for a yearning over a year after the death.

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Anticipatory Grief

AT Home Care & Hospice

Anticipatory Grief When we think of grieving, we primarily think of grief following a loss. However, this is not the only form of grief. Anticipatory grief refers to the feeling of grief that occurs before an impending loss.

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Anticipatory Grief

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

When we think of grieving, we primarily think of grief following a loss. However, this is not the only form of grief. Anticipatory grief refers to the feeling of grief that occurs before an impending loss. While anticipatory grief is.

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5 signs our Young Adult Grief Support Group may be right for you

HopeHealth

Grief can be isolating at any age — and that certainly includes young adulthood. If a young person is grieving, where can they find a Read More The post 5 signs our Young Adult Grief Support Group may be right for you appeared first on HopeHealth. Grief Support HopeHealth Blog

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South County spotlight: After personal loss, a grief counselor finds her calling

HopeHealth

In the wake of that loss, she found her calling as a grief counselor. The post South County spotlight: After personal loss, a grief counselor finds her calling appeared first on HopeHealth. Grief Support HopeHealth Blog

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5 Myths About Kids and Grief

Solace

Our societal taboos about grief and death and our well-meaning but sometimes misplaced fears about exposing children to death can make it difficult for kids to find their way through their personal grief journeys. Grief looks like all kinds of things. That all informs your grief.

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Federal Legislation Would Create National Strategy on Grief

Hospice News

introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. This would include social workers, grief counselors, and chaplains, among others. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

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Holidays and Grief: A Survivor’s Guide

Solace

Family traditions, parties, songs, and even holiday decorating can trigger sadness, grief, and depression. You also can choose to create new traditions to help ease the passage from grief toward healing. Here are a few other suggestions to cope with grief during the holidays.

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Working Through the Stages of Grief

Hospice Red River Valley

Janna Kontz, one of our Grief Specialists joined Ashley Thornberg at Prairie Public Broadcasting for an interview about grief and how to support those around you who are grieving. Grief is a short word, but a long process. Janna explains that grief is a journey without an end.

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Grief Care Platform Betterleave Expanding Via New Hospice-Partnership Model

Hospice News

The grief care tech platform Betterleave is expanding with a new hospice-partnership model that augments its employee-benefit business. “There’s so much grief that happens before the event.

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Death and Dying Chronicles

Instead I have been struggling with the tsunami of emotions that grief brings and washes over your life. Grief is a smothering, choking kind of emotion that sits heavily on your heart like an elephant. The post Grief appeared first on Death and Dying Chronicles.

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Green Gladness in Days of Grief

Elaine Mansfield

Your grief gives me permission to feel my grief,” Steve said. Do you create rituals to help you through lingering grief? ” The post Green Gladness in Days of Grief appeared first on Elaine Mansfield.

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Grief Coach Rebrands to Help Texts, Launches Health Care Worker Support Service

Hospice News

The bereavement care tech platform Grief Coach has rebranded as Help Texts and is expanding its services to include support for health care workers who are contending with stress or burnout. So we decided to do both, and that meant that Grief Coach as a name really no longer applied.” .

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Importance of Self Care In Grief

AT Home Care & Hospice

Importance of Self-Care In Grief We all grieve differently, but one thing remains true for everyone: the importance of taking care of yourself. The post Importance of Self Care In Grief appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Sharing love after loss: Widower writes book to help his grandchildren with grief

HopeHealth

Guy Marini was inspired by what he learned from participating in a HopeHealth grief support group. So he wrote a children’s book about grief to honor his late wife’s memory and comfort his two grandchildren. Grief Support HopeHealth Blog

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‘Wild Grief’ Set Free

Solace

Wild Grief is an Olympia, Washington, nonprofit that offers both in-person hikes and virtual hybrid DIY outings for people who are grieving. Solace Director of Digital Marketing and Performance, Erin Kelley, took part in a Wild Grief event and shares her experience with us.

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Disenfranchised Grief

Hospice Chaplaincy

Editor’s Note: You can purchase Dr. Doka’s book “Disenfranchised Grief “Here! Kenneth J. Doka Ph.D. Every society has external rules Continue Reading. Research

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Studying the Connections in Carbs, Casseroles and Grief

Solace

She shared more thoughts on food, death and grief with Solace Cremation. Cann says we often think of casseroles when we think of food and grief. A lot of cultures seem to use the sensory notion of taste and sweetness as one way to dispel the grief and sadness of death.”

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5 People Opening New Innovative Spaces for Grief

Solace

August 30 marks Grief Awareness Day , a day established by grief expert Angie Cartwright in 2014. Cartwright, who lost several family members, says healing can only take place “when grief is not shamed, rushed or tabooed.” Grief is different for everyone.

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Grief and Valentine’s Day

Changing Lives Podcast

Check out this week's Changing Lives Podcast to learn more about coping with grief during Valentine's Day. Special days and holidays, like Valentine's Day, can often trigger memories and difficult emotions in individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

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What Is Anticipatory Grief?

Hospice of the North Coast

It wasn’t the profanity nor the frontal attack on the care her father has been receiving but the intensity of it, the felt urgency, the palpable shock of the grief just underneath it all. Anticipatory grief is the process of grieving that starts prior to a loved one passing.

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Nurses Cope With Grief While Caring for Others

Nurse.com

Nurses have faced grief on overdrive in the last several years with the unexpected challenges brought by the pandemic. Your grief may look very different than your coworker’s down the hall. At times, the grief feels manageable. Coping with grief over patient deaths.

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A personal reflection on grief during the pandemic

Life & Death Matters

June 2021, reflecting on her grief while working in Long Term Care during COVID Grief is an understandable reaction to loss. The post A personal reflection on grief during the pandemic appeared first on Life and Death Matters. GRIEFLITERACY COVID-19 Grief Hospice Palliative Car

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Importance of Self Care In Grief

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

Awareness Education & Resources Grief Mental Health Awareness Month Self-CareWe all grieve differently, but one thing remains true for everyone: the importance of taking care of yourself.

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Grief Counseling | Dr. Willets

Seasons Hospice

The topic is on what pastors need to know about grief and how they can effectively minister to people who are grieving. Grief Counseling is such an important piece for many people going through loss in their life. Dr. Willets addresses grief through a biblical worldview.

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NHPCO-Led Coalition Welcomes Introduction of GRIEF ACT in Congress

NHPCO

Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate group, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) applaud today’s introduction of the Grief Resilience Investment and Education Fund (GRIEF) Act in the House of Representatives by Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25).

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Differences Between Grief and Depression

1-800-HOSPICE

Sooner or later, most of us will suffer deep grief over the death of someone we love. The mourning process may take months or even years, and most people adjust to grief and adapt their lives afterward to the absence of their loved one. Grief is unique to each individual.

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Podcast #18: Reid Peterson, founder of Grief Refuge

Hospice News

In this episode, Hospice News editor Jim Parker speaks with Reid Peterson, founder of Grief Refuge, a technology platform designed to support bereaved families. The post Podcast #18: Reid Peterson, founder of Grief Refuge appeared first on Hospice News. Subscribe to the Elevate Podcast to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today! Apple Podcasts Soundcloud. Podcast

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The Experience of Grief

Kindful Hospice

Grief is a universal experience. How we deal with that grief, though, is very different from person to person. About 25% of people, though, take a year or two to process their grief. The long-term experience of grief changes the body in various ways, too.

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Grief During the Holidays

Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

Grief. And holidays seem to magnify the heartache that follows grief, regardless of when the loss took place. GriefIt’s a small word with a big effect. At worst it is crippling. At best it is nagging. For some, pushing through the holidays and honoring time old traditions can be the perfect way to memorialize a […].

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Palace of Care – A Father’s Grief

Palliverse

FOAMPal #PallANZ carers Clinical death anger communication despair dying end of life griefPhoto by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash. I went to see the new patient who had just arrived by ambulance. A Chinese man in his 30s who was drowsy and confused.

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A Sacred Grief Ritual (Journey to India, Part 5)

Elaine Mansfield

Powar didn’t hide his grief. The post A Sacred Grief Ritual (Journey to India, Part 5) appeared first on Elaine Mansfield. After a late night drive from the Ramana Ashram to Kanchipuram, Vic and I slept late.

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Palace of Care – Grief Is Bodily Harm?

Palliverse

Photo by Nomad Bikers on Unsplash. It was chaos. They just did not know what to do. Their leader had died and they had no one to give them orders anymore. To many of the young men, it was like they had lost their father. They felt lost again. They didn’t know how to handle the discomfort.

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When is the Right Time to Consider Grief Counseling?

Hospice of the North Coast

Are available through hospices, hospitals, churches, and counseling agencies with counselors who are specifically trained in the grief process. Grief heals best when shared with others – it helps to: Share thoughts and ideas with others to help clarify the meaning and effects of the loss.

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How to Cope With Grief After the Death of a Loved One

Hospice Promise

When a loved one passes away, it can be hard to imagine a future not overcome with grief. The post How to Cope With Grief After the Death of a Loved One appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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A Nurse’s Journey Through Grief, Action, and Story Sharing

Nurse.com

The post A Nurse’s Journey Through Grief, Action, and Story Sharing appeared first on Nurse.com Blog.

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Bereavement Strategies – Coping with Grief and Loss

Three Oaks Hospice

When a loved one faces the end of life, family members and friends go through a complex process of grief that can last for months or years. Learning healthy bereavement strategies makes it easier to work through the various stages of grief.

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How to Cope with Grief Using a Healthy Lifestyle

The Heart of Hospice

With the help of her friend who was also experiencing a loss of her own, she learned how to grieve the … Continue reading "How to Cope with Grief Using a Healthy Lifestyle". The post How to Cope with Grief Using a Healthy Lifestyle appeared first on The Heart of Hospice. Uncategorized bereavement bereaver.com coping with grief grief and loss serious illness The Heart of HospiceOur guest blogger this week is Camille Johnson of bereaver.com.

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How grief changes, as time passes

Together for Short Lives

Firstly, everyone is individual and experiences grief, even the same kind of loss, differently, although there will inevitably be some of the same feelings involved. The post How grief changes, as time passes appeared first on Together for Short Lives I am now 23 and 21 years down the road now from the loss of our sweet girls Laura and Lynn. In some ways I feel it is harder as […].

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How you can help children and teens deal with grief

Hospice Chaplaincy

Research Grief grief in children Hospice chaplaincy Saul EbemaSaul Ebema Many things influence children’s views on death and dying. Such as; age, religious beliefs, cultural and ethnic Continue Reading.

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Should I Attend A Grief Support Group?

Traditions Health

A grief support group offers a way for those who are dealing with grief related to the illness or death of a loved one to communicate how they are feeling and ways to cope in a healthy and beneficial manner. What Is A Grief Support Group? You Feel Isolated With Your Grief.

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