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Archives: September 2010

A private grief

September 29, 2010

Sarah’s lover dies, yet she cannot go to the funeral because her lover’s wife and children are present. Sarah also has children by this man, but their relationship has been hidden for many years. Grief is commonly disenfranchised in today’s community. Disenfranchised grief is a phrase developed by Kenneth Doka (2002) to describe grief that [...]

Grief support in the schools

September 17, 2010

Mid-September finds our school services program moving forward at a face past. Listed below are some highlights. Grief impacts an entire social network. This includes families, friends, colleagues, communities and schools. Many schools recognize the value of nurturing acceptance of a school-related loss and work to provide a supportive environment for student and staff process [...]

Grief: How do you heal if multiple deaths occur over a short time period?

September 13, 2010

A friend experienced the death of her son-in-law, and then a week later her mother-in-law died. A month later, her Dad died. My heart goes out to her and her family. Her grief needed and still needs to be validated and normalized. Grieving for one person and then experiencing additional deaths during that initial grief [...]

Grief and Loss and the high holy days…..

September 2, 2010

While much is written about grieving during Thanksgiving and the many December holidays, not much attention has been given to the difficulty coping during the Jewish high holy season. Happy New Year. May you be inscribed in the book of life…. This sentiment is expressed by many well intentioned individuals throughout the Jewish High Holy [...]