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When guest writer Brittany Cole was 14, her father died. All she could think was “oh my gosh, it’s finally over.” Not because he was sick all the time, but because of the verbal and emotional abuse he put her and her family through.
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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.
Topic: Conflicted Grief
Faith and Grief: Challenges and Questions
Author Bill Cushnie shares his take on the different spiritual dimensions in the ways we respond to the death of someone we love, whether we consider ourselves religious or not.
Read More...Not All Losses Are The Same
The death of someone we love is always difficult. The circumstances surrounding the loss however are seldom the same. Author Bill Cushnie explores the differences between anticipated and sudden loss, the loss of a young or older loved one, and stigmatized loss.
Read More...How Did GRIEF Get an Expiration Date?
Author Lynne Hughes dispels the myth that grief has a 6-12 month expiration date. She talks about how it’s important and healthy to allow yourself (and/or the grieving people in your lives) the opportunity to grieve years later.
Read More...“Do You Have Any Siblings?…”
It’s inevitable… when meeting someone new, Guest Writer Sean Malone is eventually asked if he has any siblings… “Do I really want to get into the story of my brother’s death? Will these new people, who I’ve just met, be able to handle hearing about it? Will I be able to handle telling it for the thousandth time?”
Read More...Grieving the Difficult Relationship
“What I really wanted to say was…” Not all relationships are conflict-free, yet the unspoken rule of grief is “you don’t speak ill of the dead.” Author Jill Fitzgerald talks about grieving the difficult relationship. The one where we still had unfinished business, or our memories, and feelings toward the person who passed aren’t all pleasant.
Read More...Conflicted: Thinking One Way, Feeling Another
When grieving our thoughts and feelings may not always align. We may feel angry at the person who died, or guilty about the loss, yet our thoughts may tell us – it’s not okay to be angry, or there’s no need to feel guilty. In this article, we talk about how to align our conflicted thoughts and feelings.
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