Writing through Grief
Grief Reflection: The Personal Blog
Grief Reflection is a term used in the Storybooks for Healing program for the process of writing, listening and sharing the stories of life, grief and finding meaning after loss. Follow the personal journal of Joan Hitchens, founder of SFH, as she navigates grief in context to her life while caring for her husband with terminal cancer, her work as SFH owner and her musing as a hospice volunteer.Read now...
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Grief Doesn’t Take a Holiday
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 3 CommentsGrief doesn't take a holiday. So it's up to you to carve out some time and stress-reducing strategies for coping during the winter months. Memories of a loved one who has died can bring bittersweet emotions. Here's some ideas to help you through now, and most any time of the year. -
Giving the Gift of Story
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsThe Gift of Story about a loved one after a death brings comfort, love and support. Immediately following a loss, the first stories should come from family and friends to the bereaved. Later, the tribute story is a gift from those who remember to their posterity and beyond. -
What to Say… When You Don’t Know What To Say
Posted on October 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhat can you say to help a friend through grief? What should not say? Do you say or do nothing after a loss in fear of saying the wrong thing? Read these heartfelt tips from the viewpoint of the recipient. -
On the Same Page
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsFinding support to help you through grief may be as close as family and friends. But are they really on the same page as you? Being "on the same page" is a conversation with others who really “get” what you are going through in your grief. Here's why meeting strangers in a support group can be more effective in helping you cope. -
You Are the Expert on Your Grief
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 4 CommentsOne premise of the Storybooks For Healing (SFH) program is that grief is universal, yet loss is individual. Through Grief Reflection, there are three layers about your grief to understand: The universality of grief; the bond with someone who experiences the same type of loss; and your own personal, individual loss. -
Loss and Found: An Adoption Story
Posted on August 10, 2010 | 1 CommentAdoptions can be full of secrets, shame, and guilt that go on for years and years. Opening the door to the loss, the healing and the struggles as the birth mother is not easy but is worth learning what life and hope lurks behind the darkness. -
Grief 101
Posted on June 8, 2010 | No CommentsWhat's normal grief? How long should it last? How come no one will talk about my loved one?.... the basics of grief and some steps to start healing.
