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Losing a Pet


In addition to grieving the death of a special person in our lives, many of us have experienced the death of a pet. For pet owners, animals hold a special place in our heart and life. It is natural to grieve when these treasured friends die.

The love relationship between pets and their owners takes on many qualities – companionship, comfort, security and love. When a pet dies, these aspects of the  relationship are lost and the grief can be intense. Yet society often disenfranchises pet loss with clichés and unhelpful comments such as "you can always get another one."
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June 21 2015

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Managing Anticipatory Grief


Many of us are aware that grief is a normal part of every loss we experience, but grief does not only appear after the loss.  Anticipatory grief is the form of grief that occurs when one is confronted with a chronic or life threatening illness or when one anticipates the death of a loved one (or oneself). Anticipatory grief does not substitute, or necessarily lessen, grief that follows death. It is not simply grief pushed ahead in time.
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May 27 2015

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Five Tips for Dating After the Death of a Partner or Spouse


The depth of grief after the death of a partner or spouse can be overwhelming. There is a void – a hole in your heart that your beloved once filled and the aloneness is vast.  Just the idea of beginning a new  relationship can be scary.

Each person grieves in his or her own way and not everyone is interested in dating or resuming a social life after the death partner or spouse. However, you may find that starting a relationship and finding this aspect of meaning in life can be part of the healing process.
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April 27 2015

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Death After an Overdose


According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death rates from drug poisoning have tripled since 2012. The researchers found an average increase in heroin-related drug poisoning deaths of 6% per year from 2000 through 2010. The increase from 2010 through 2013 was an astonishing 37%. Deaths have shifted from middle and older-aged men to younger white men from Middle America.
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March 26 2015

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Gardening to Work Through Grief


​Spring is often the time we plan our garden. We prepare the soil with tender loving care and hope to see the fruits (and vegetables) of our labor later in the summer. Change is one of the constants in the world of plants. Nature has a way of surprising us with variety. No two leaves on a plant are alike and we can be sure that this year's growing season will be different than last year's.
 
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March 21 2015

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Diane Snyder-Cowan 

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