Category Archives: Coping With Death

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  $75 Billion Lost in US Due To Grief

  Posted on May 16, 2013 by admin in Coping With Death, Coping With Grief, Dealing with Difficult People, Healing To Happiness, How to Help Others in Grief, Personal Development, Relationship coaching, Self Help.

  The Wall Street Journal reported that the US lost $75 billion due to grief in the workplace as a result of accidents, loss of productivity, and absenteeism.  There are over 50 million people grieving at any given time.  ·         “The cost of suffering from grief is staggering: Joy, health, vitality, relationships, creativity, productivity, clarity and [...]

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• Grief. What’s Normal?

  Posted on February 7, 2013 by admin in Coping With Death, Coping With Grief, How to Help Others in Grief.

  reprinted from Healthcare Chaplaincy Today, Issue 70, February 2013 Grief. What’s Normal? The American Psychiatric Association is about to publish its long-awaited 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Much controversy has swirled around this decade-long overhaul of the “bible” that psychiatrists use to diagnose patients, including the decision to [...]

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  What YOU Need During Grief

  Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin in Coping With Death, Coping With Grief, Healing To Happiness, Honoring Your Loved One, How to Help Others in Grief.

  Reprinted with permission from PAS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES DUKE UNIVERSITY Grieving the death of someone does not have a particular timetable. Mourning your loss may take weeks, months, or even years. For many individuals, the death of their loved one is carried with them throughout their lives. Although there is no “cure” for grief, here [...]

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  The Grief Process – Integrating Life, Loss and Love Workshop

  Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin in Coping With Death, Coping With Grief, Healing To Happiness, Speaking Event.

  Upcoming Speaking Event – Mark the date – June 2nd – Free and Open to the Public. Great for those who have lost a loved one and for those who want to help a friend who has lost a loved one.

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  The Story of the Butterfly

  Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin in Coping With Death, Coping With Grief.

  A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair [...]

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  The Fern and the Bamboo….. author unknown

  Posted on December 30, 2011 by admin in Coping With Death.

  One day I decided to quit…. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.   “God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”  His answer surprised me… “Look around”, He said. “Do you [...]

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