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Life As We Know It


​According to the “natural order of things,” our parents will probably die before us. Although we expect this, the death of a parent can rock the foundation we leaned on for so many years. Whether five years old or 50, we have the illusion that our parents will be here forever. As children, we rely on parents for our most basic needs like food, shelter, clothes, comfort and support. Parents also build our emotional and social framework, which prepares us for the future. 
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April 27 2020

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Kathryn Harrison Brown, MA, LPC 


Does My Pet Experience Grief


​For pet lovers, the loss of a beloved pet can be devastating. Owners and family members feel sad and lost when their pet dies. We go through the same grieving process as we do for humans. But what about our pets?  When another pet or a person in the home dies, do the other animals feel grief? If they do, how can we tell?  What, if anything, can we do to comfort them?
 
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May 21 2019

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Kathryn Harrison Brown, MA, LPC 


Book Review: The Healing Power of Grief


I​n this sensitive and compassionate book, the authors address grief experiences that may happen during specific blocks of time after death. (The reader can easily reference a chapter that points to where they are in the grief cycle; anywhere from 1 to 4 months and up to 18 to 24 months.) Various issues and areas of concern for the bereaved are considered.


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May 17 2018

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Kathryn Harrison Brown, MA, LPC Reading 


Summertime and the Living is Not Easy


​“Summertime and the living is easy…” or so the old song says. It implies that summer is a time to relax, be carefree, enjoy simple pleasures and delight in all that is good about the warm weather. July 4th and Labor Day are celebrated as family and friends get together for fireworks, picnics, swim parties and barbecues. People relish gardening-planting flowers and vegetables and watching the fruits of their labor grow. Sunshine feels warm on the face and there is a familiar smell in the air associated with the winds of summer.


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May 17 2017

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Kathryn Harrison Brown, MA, LPC 


“I Must Be Strong, But I Don’t Want To Be”…


When President John F.  Kennedy was assassinated, a nation openly cried and mourned his death. Whether it was a numbing shock or a perceived notion that she had to show strength, we did not see the same expressions of grief from First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy. The public watched as she held the little hands of her children John John and Caroline as they moved through the funeral proceedings with a stoicism that could not be imagined. “The Jaqueline Kennedy Syndrome” was the new phrase as the media talked about the regal bearing of “Queen Jacqueline” which may have promoted the idea that her behavior was the standard for how people should cope with death and express their grief publicly.


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August 22 2016

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Kathryn Harrison Brown, MA, LPC 

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