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5 Surprising Facts About Support Groups


​For those going through grief, reaching out for support often seems daunting. The idea can often overwhelm people and leave them stuck in their pain. Western Reserve Grief Services provides support to help people on their grief journey. A wide variety of options are offered by both Hospice of the Western Reserve and its affiliate, Hospice of Medina County. Many of the services are free of charge thanks to philanthropic support and available to anyone in the community who is grieving the death of a loved one.


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September 17 2019

Categories: Grief and Loss 


What Does Love Have to Do With It?


What DOES love have to do with it? Is love a second-hand emotion, as the Tina Turner song says?  Love is at the root of our feelings when someone we love dies.  The death of a loved one elicits feelings of sadness, anger, guilt and a myriad of other emotions.  We yearn for the physical presence that is no longer available.  Some of us wish that we were no longer present in this life—our hearts are shattered, and we fear that we will never be able to put the pieces back together. We may ask ourselves, “is love worth it?”
 
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August 19 2019

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Judy Beckman, MA, LSW, CT 


Book Review: Will Remember You: What to Do When Someone You Love Dies­ - A Guidebook Through Grief


JoDee Coulter, MT-BC, CT reviews, I Will Remember You: What to Do When Someone You Love Dies­ - A Guidebook Through Grief for Teens by Laura Dower with an introduction and commentary by Elena Lister, M.D. 

Experiencing the death of a loved one as a teenager can be paralyzing, as it's a time that is already filled with powerful emotions, hormonal changes, feelings of being alone and trying to define one's self.  In I Will Remember You, authors Laura Dower and Elena Lister work together to create an avenue for teens to understand their unique response to loss and encourage self-expression to aid in healing.


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August 19 2019

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Reading 


Could This Be Grief?


Grief impacts people in every aspect of their lives. We feel the effects of grief emotionally, physically, cognitively, behaviorally, spiritually and socially. But it can be easy to forget the impact of grief as time passes and the demands of life require us to shift our attention. This is especially true when grief crops up in areas we might not associate with the person who died. For example, we might not connect irritability with traffic and other drivers on our daily commute to the grief we feel after a parent or spouse has died. Or we might fail to recognize that we find ourselves getting more anxious when we go out of town, because we have been so accustomed to needing to be available to provide care for the person who died.
 
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August 19 2019

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Margaret D. Bossaller, MA, MSW, LSW 


Red Oak Camp Combines Healing with Fun to Support Grieving Children


​Looking for a summer camp to support a grieving child or teen? Red Oak Camp, offered by Western Reserve Grief Services, is a three-day grief support camp for children ages 6-13. The camp is held at the scenic Red Oaks Campground, 9057 Kirtland-Chardon Road, Kirtland.


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June 04 2019

Categories: Grief and Loss 

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