Traumatic Loss

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What is Traumatic Grief?

Everyone experiences grief differently. There are some commonalities that exist amongst people who have experienced a certain type of...

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Grief & Valentine’s Day

Just as you make it through the grief of the winter holiday season, Valentine’s Day hits. If you are grieving a loved one, this day can...

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You Are Not Alone in Grief, Even in the Month of Love

Written February 1, 2021 by CL Smith When you are living with grief, there is nothing worse than an entire month filled with romance,...

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The Cost of Caring: 10 Ways to Prevent Compassion Fatigue

https://www.goodtherapy.org/for-professionals/business-management/human-resources/article/cost-of-caring-10-ways-to-prevent-compassion-fa...

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Compassion Fatigue

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/compassion-fatigue Compassion fatigue, also known as second-hand shock and secondary stress...

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Grief after a Traumatic Loss

JANUARY 19, 2016 Grief After Traumatic Loss Written January 19, 2016 by ELEANOR HALEY https://whatsyourgrief.com/traumatic-loss/are Pin...

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Losing a Child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

https://bandbacktogether.com/master-resource-links-2/loss-resources/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-sids-resources/ Written July 1, 2019...

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Funeral Guidance during a Pandemic

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/funeral-guidance.html Grieving the loss of a loved one during the fear and...

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10 Children Books on Death, Grief, and Loss for Younger Readers

Published March 31, 2017 https://www.funeralguide.com/blog/10-childrens-books-on-death-grief-and-loss When a loved-one dies, a child may...

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5 Grief Apps for the Bereaved

Published February 5, 2018 https://www.funeralguide.com/blog/5-grief-apps After losing a loved one, you may feel you need support in...

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All the Things We Have to Mourn Now

How Grief & Mourning has Changed during the Corvid-19 Pandemic Written May 1, 2020 by Joe Pinsker (staff reporter for The Atlantic)...

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Surviving the Grief of a Suicide

https://suicideprevention.ca/bereaving-from-suicide You are not Alone If you are very new to the tragedy of suicide loss, despair may be...

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The Coronavirus is a Chance to have the End-of-Life Conversations we need

Written by Gordon Rubenfeld Published March 16, 2020 in The Globe and Mail Gordon Rubenfeld is an intensive-care physician at Sunnybrook...

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Helping Yourself Heal When Someone You Care About Dies of a Drug Overdose

Written Jan 12, 2017 by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. https://www.centerforloss.com/2017/01/helping-heal-someone-care-dies-drug-overdose/ A...

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