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Alice J. Wisler is an author, speaker, and grief writing instructor. She is the Death of a Younger Child Forum moderator at Open to Hope. In 1997 her four-year-old son Daniel died from cancer treatments. Her new book is Getting Out of Bed Continue reading
Motivated by the murder of his grandmother and death of his sister and father as a youth, Jason created Heroic Journey, an Colorado Outward Bound wilderness program that has transformed the lives of more than 550 grieving teens and young Continue reading
What kind of rituals can we use to say goodbye and memorialize our loved ones.
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Alice J. Wisler is an author, speaker, and grief writing instructor. She is the Death of a Younger Child Forum moderator at Open to Hope. In 1997 her four-year-old son Daniel died from cancer treatments. Her new book is Getting Out of Bed … Continue reading
What kind of rituals can we use to say goodbye and memorialize our loved ones.
Motivated by the murder of his grandmother and death of his sister and father as a youth, Jason created Heroic Journey, an Colorado Outward Bound wilderness program that has transformed the lives of more than 550 grieving teens and young … Continue reading
After the death of his wife, Barbara, in 2004, Jeffrey Berman began teaching courses on Love and Loss at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He realized the importance of death education, particularly, the healing power of … Continue reading
Almost everyone has heard the saying, “When life sends you lemons, make lemonade.” In 2007, I received a bushel-full of lemons: the death of my daughter, death of my father-in-law, death of my brother and only sibling, death of my … Continue reading
America is again shaken by the senseless deaths of loved ones in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that resulted in the murder of 26 adults and young children. It is especially unnerving as those who were … Continue reading
America is again riveted and shaken by the senseless deaths of loved ones in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut massacre that resulted in the murder of adults and young children in the prime of their … Continue reading
Amy Rovere is a writer, editor, and artist. In her work at the American Cancer Society she helps create books for patients and families who are coping with cancer. When she was just nine years old, Amy lost her mother … Continue reading
Mark Ireland learned how to embrace joy again after suffering the loss of a child. He shared, “My biggest life challenge has been the death of my youngest son, Brandon, in January, 2004. I think it’s fair to say I … Continue reading
John is a poet and certified poetry therapist. John is author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-making and Finding What You Didn’t Lose. John is President of The Institute for Poetic Medicine, a nonprofit founded in 2005. The Institute funds poetry and … Continue reading
Cathy Spear, LICSW, is Director of Camper Services at Circle of Tapawingo, a week-long overnight camp program in Maine for girls who have experienced the death of a parent. Circle was founded in 2002 with 32 campers ages 8-12. This … Continue reading
My 35th birthday came a month into widowhood. One of my best friends took me out to dinner that evening. You really know who your closest friends are when it comes to celebrating birthdays and holidays in the first year. … Continue reading
Louis E. LaGrand, PhD, has been an expert in the field of bereavement for more than thirty years. He is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York and Adjunct Professor of Health Careers at the … Continue reading
Dr. Melhem is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been studying trauma and bereavement in children for the past decade. Her publication in the September issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry looking at the … Continue reading
Dr Silverman Shares the 9 lessons she has learned while working with the bereaved at the annual Association of Death Education
My son was 7 years old when his biological father passed away from suicide. About a month after his dad’s death, I found Kaden very distressed, crying alone in his bedroom. I instantly bent down to his level, trying to … Continue reading
Dr Betty Davies and Dr Heidi Horsley talk about sibling bereavement and how children cope with a loss and how we can help them. This interview was conducted at the Annual Association of Death Education and Counseling.
When children lose one of their parents to death, they may worry that their other parent will die as well. This worry can also come if another person who has been very important to them (such as a grandparent) dies. … Continue reading
Alan Pedersen is an award winning songwriter, successful recording artist and nationally recognized speaker on grief and loss. On August 15, 2001 Alan’s 18 year old daughter, Ashley died in an automobile accident. Alan travels the United States with his … Continue reading
Dr Grace Christ and Dr Heidi Horsley discuss sudden loss versus anticipated loss at the annual ADEC (Association of Death Education and Counseling) Conference.
Holidays are normally a time of joy and celebration amongst families; however, they can heighten children’s sense of loss. Whether it is loss from a death or a divorce, a child is more likely to acknowledge the fact that the … Continue reading
This holiday season, an estimated one in 20 Americans will be grieving the loss of someone dear. And for some bereaved folks, the loss is so profound in their lives that they shudder at the thought of celebrating anything, … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe, but this September 11th is going to be the 10th anniversary of 9/11. For most of us, this milestone anniversary is bound to provoke a lot of powerful emotions. As we remember back to that tragic … Continue reading
Dr Donna Schuurman and Dr Heidi Horsley discuss families coping with loss.
David Meagher and Dr Gloria Horsley discuss Children Coping with Loss.