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Helping Grieving Children Survive the Holidays


Grieving children experience conflicting emotions during the holiday season. Excitement about presents and parties is often coupled with the sadness of knowing they cannot share them with their deceased loved one.
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December 05 2012

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


​Thanksgiving and the Gifts of Grief


Thanksgiving used to be my favorite holiday but that has changed over the past few years. My children have migrated to opposite coasts and their absence in the house is palpable.

This year, the first thing that comes to mind is …..Thanksgiving is here, that means it’s been a year since my dad died. So now, my kids and the grandkids will be absent and so will my father. UGH!  I would really just like to sleep through the whole weekend.
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November 19 2012

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Baby Boomers Approaching End-of-Life


​Let’s talk about Baby Boomers – one of my favorite subjects.  After all, it’s all about ME, right?  WE are the generation who changed the world. WE are the ones who fought for and won civil rights. We went against the establishment. We were the counterculture. 
 
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November 06 2012


Honoring the Deceased: El Dia de los Muertos


Your cultural background has an impact on your approach to the grief process. Culture includes gender, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, age, background,  ethnicity, race and many other variables.  Some cultures have built-in rituals to help people through the grief process. I have written about the Jewish mourning process and now I offer you the perspective of El Dia de los Muertos.
 
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October 24 2012

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


​Post Traumatic Growth: It Takes a Village


I had the honor of being involved in the crisis response in the Chardon School systems since February 27, 2012, when three students were shot and killed. The impact of this incident was initially devastating, but the community has undergone a transformation that continues to this day and will hopefully go beyond.
 
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October 10 2012

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