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Journey Through Loss and Change
Most are unprepared to deal with a time of loss or change. Strong feelings emerge and many respond with fear, anger or denial. It takes a while to absorb what has happened and learn how to handle both the situation and emotions in a healthy, constructive way. This article describes the dynamics of loss and change and offers specific guidelines for handling feelings which are healing.
Dr. Brenda Shoshanna
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A Butterfly Brings My Mother Home
When we outgrow our need for our bodies, we transform and exist in a different form. We are not gone; we are changed.
Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem
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How to Cope With Trauma
It only takes a matter of seconds for the world to become frightening and dangerous. The trauma of injuries and accidents can be devastating to those injured and the people close to them.
Annabelle Rox
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10 Ways to Manage Your Grief at Holiday Time
Most experts agree that anticipation of a holiday and what is expected is almost always worse than actually experiencing the day. There are many unrealistic expectations at holiday time. Here are 10 things you can do, that have been used by others through the years, which will help you deal with your grief and reduce unnecessary suffering.
Lou LaGrand
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Learning How You Can Start Over
Dealing With Grief....Life can throw some major curve balls and we have no other choice but to deal with them.
Adam White
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Healing Despair and the Loss of Hope
At this time of monumental change on Earth, the challenges of life have become more accelerated, and there are a growing number of people who are experiencing despair and a loss of hope. When we encounter situations of challenge and difficulty that feel so extreme, that we do not know how we are going to get through them.
Mashubi Rochell
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Caring About Others
At the end of the day, do take some time for yourself. You will need to find ways to balance the needs of others with the needs of the self. In the end, you will notice that one of the greatest gifts we do have to give to others is to give our lives away knowing we have helped another person's day a little bit better. This will also meet your own need to fulfill your reason for living or purpose in life.
Sam Oliver
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Writing Your Way Through Grief
Many grief experts tell their clients to document their bereavement in descriptive words, phrases, a diary or journal. This is good advice, but how can you do it when you are overcome with grief. This article, by a writer who has suffered multiple losses, tells how she found the time to write and why she does it.
Harriet Hodgson
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How to Deal with Grief Triggers Long After the Death of a Loved One
There are many seemingly unrelated experiences that commonly trigger much grieving that can go on for several days. This often happens months, sometimes years, after the death of a loved one. Here's what you need to know when something you see, hear, smell or experience brings back the pain of your loss.
Lou LaGrand
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Soul Redemption - Connecting To The Death Of A Friend
I attended the unfurling of the AIDS quilt and by doing so, re-experienced the pain of the loss of my dear friend Danny. I reconnected with myself and redeemed a part of my self that had been lost for many years.
Uma Simon
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