Bill Cushnie, M.Div., & retired president & owner of Strategic Solutions, a group dynamics/adult education consulting firm.
Patti Cox, Bereavement counselor and children, teen and adult grief support group facilitator.
Jill Fitzgerald, LCSW, private grief therapist and founding board member for Comfort Zone Camp.
Alisha Krukowski, National Program Coordinator for Comfort Zone Camp.
Pete Shrock, National Program Director for Comfort Zone Camp, specializes in children with life traumas.
Have you ever wanted to start journaling, but felt you wouldn’t be any good at it? Or maybe you’ve felt that writing just isn’t your thing? Guest author Maureen Hunter shares some easy ways to get started, even if you’ve never tried to journal before.
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One of the worst feelings I felt after my dad’s death, was the one I got when people didn’t understand why I was still upset. People believed that I should have gotten over his death a week or two after he was gone. All I could do was try and be strong. I bottled up my emotions. I didn’t talk, and if I didn’t pretend to be happy, I would have broken down.
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Join Comfort Zone Camp on November 17, 2011 in raising awareness about the prevalence of childhood grief and ways to support young people and families who have suffered a loss. Here are some simple ways you can help to make a difference in the life of a grieving child or teen.
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As many grieving people know, keeping a loved one’s memory alive after they die can be a difficult task. Guest author Colleen Wilson shares some interesting ways that she feels her mother’s presence in her life now.
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Guest author Emily Sullivan’s dad died when she was very young, so she has few memories of him. But in many ways, she has found that we are all extensions of the people that we have lost. Using her dad’s old camera, Emily experiences a new type of connection with the unique man he was.
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Children and teens continue to move through their grief with each passing year. Something a parent or guardian can do to support this process is to meet with teachers and school administrators before the beginning of each school year, and share information abut the loss.
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When you are grieving, or going through any life challenge, it’s important to find your rock. Guest author Audrey Wauchope’s rock is quite literally a rock…in the middle of Central Park.
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Each year for three days, hundreds of bereavement professionals gather for the annual National Alliance for Grieving Children convention. Author Alisha Krukowski shares her experience, and the fresh ideas she took home from this year’s event.
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Father’s Day can be a rough holiday when you feel like you are the only one without a dad. HelloGrief offers a few suggestions on how to create your own new traditions to remember and celebrate your dad on Father’s Day.
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It’s funny how one thing can change the course of our grief, and help us to manage feelings of guilt and isolation. Teen guest author Samantha Worman shares her feelings after her father’s death, and also her feelings after her first time at Comfort Zone Camp.
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