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Grief and Celebrity Deaths


Cory Monteith, Eydie Gorme, Dennis Farina, Bobby Blue Bland, James Gandolfini, Jean Stapleton, Joyce Brothers, Richie Havens, Jonathan Winters, Annette Funicello, Van Cliburn, Bonnie Franklin. This is just a small sampling of the many celebrity deaths in my lifetime.


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September 27 2013

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Memorializing Loved Ones with Tattoos


Honoring the deceased takes various forms. Many bereaved young people have tattoos that memorialize their loved one. Getting a tattoo is often part of a ritual, and rituals are vital in grief work. Just as grief hurts, getting a tattoo is physically painful. In time grief softens, but it is always a part of you.


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September 21 2013

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Yoga and Grief


For thousands of years, yoga has been a practice that helps heal and promote health in body, mind, heart and spirit.  Yoga teaches soothing and settling ways of attending to ourselves.
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July 16 2013

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Consider Planting a Remembrance Garden


Summertime provides us with an opportunity to spend time outdoors. While grieving the death of your loved one, you may want to consider a gardening project.

Working with the earth is a great way to connect with nature, expend energy in a positive way, and create something beautiful. A remembrance garden is a wonderful tribute. It's an undertaking that can be done individually or by the whole family. The garden becomes a quiet relaxing retreat, a space for reflection and remembering.
 
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June 21 2013

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Diane Snyder-Cowan 


Everybody Has a “What if”


Everyone has a “what if.”  What if I drove instead of him?  What if  I didn’t put her in the nursing home? What if we went with the feeding tube? What if I told her how much I loved and needed her? What if?  What then?
 
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May 16 2013

Categories: Grief and Loss Diane Snyder-Cowan 

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