Writing a card for a baby who died? If yes, what shall I write? I don’t want to upset the parents… Today, this great and important question reached me by email. I have a friend who has just given birth to twins very prematurely. One of them was unfortunately born dead and the surviving twin is […]
Surviving Child Loss As a Couple
The loss of a child is without any doubt one of the most challenging experiences I have gone through in my life both personally and in my relationship. The most important aspect I have found through my survey of more than a hundred people and through interviewing parents one-on-one are: Understanding different ways of grieving […]
10 Things About Helping Children Through Grief
Children are affected by the loss of a loved one, just as we adults are. Depending on their age and maturity, they will have different needs and show various symptoms. Siblings might respond in a similar manner or some seemingly not as much. 1. Support according to age and maturity All children are affected, how […]
10 Things About Relationship Changes With Grief
Grief and loss changes many things and the people directly involved. There is no doubt that it also changes the relationship dynamics between directly involved people, as well as the way friends and family interact with the bereaved and vice versa. 1. The world has changed The world of a bereaved person changes dramatically following […]
10 Things About the First Year of Grief
The first year marks the first time you experience and do everything without the person you have lost. Traditionally, society believed that it gets easier after the first year. Some still believe this nowadays. The truth is that the challenging time post-loss is as individual as the bereaved themselves. Trust in your own time-line processing […]
From Depression to Suicide
[Tweet “The question of theodicy: “Why do bad things happen to good people?””]Today we all heard the news of Robin Williams’ death through suicide. How sad. I do not read the news but I start my day by browsing Facebook, especially now that I’m in the last stretch of publishing my forthcoming book “Grieving Parents: […]
10 Things About Anniversaries Post-Loss
The journey with grief and healing after loss includes dealing with anniversaries. This might be your loved one’s birthday, death day or any other specific meaningful day in relation to them. In fact, any thing meaningful is a reminder and may trigger reactions and responses – this is very normal. Here are 10 things (and […]
10 Things About Grief Support
[Tweet “Find the support that is right for you”]Grief is an experience we all have to deal with sooner or later. Whether you have experienced it or not, you will eventually have friends and family members who are dealing with a loss. That is when you are in the role of a supporter. The following […]
Grief Reflections Launch – Online Program
We welcome you to join us for our first ever Grief Reflections gathering on The Healing Conversations Youtube Channel. To get all the information about this interactive community project and how you can contribute to the conversation, please visit http://grievingparents.net/grief-reflections/ The event will be live on Friday, 11 July and every 2 weeks thereafter. If you […]
Grief Reflections
The experience of grief is with no doubt one of the toughest life lessons you have to master. Having lost one of my twin daughters on her 3rd day, as well as my mother through suicide following her depression I speak from personal experience. Being able to accompany my daughter in her passing has been […]
