Grief Resources

Honor & Dignity

10 Facts about Grief and Grieving

One reason that we often find grief such a difficult challenge is that we have never learned what to expect. The following facts will...

Grief in the Workplace

It became obvious in January that Ken was losing his four year battle with cancer. Connie, his wife of over thirty years, took her...

Grief After Suicide

“You never get over a suicide. You just learn to deal with it. The worst part is not knowing WHY. If I could just say he had been...

Dealing with Special Days and Holidays

You probably heard the expression “Some days are diamonds, some days are stones”. When you are grieving, there is no question that some...

How to Help Someone who is Grieving

I’d love to help but I just don’t know what to say or what I should do. I am sure many of us can identify with such sentiments. We hear...

Helping Children Cope with Grief

It is important to note that children have many questions about death, and these are usually different than the ones that occur to...

Loss from a Child's Perspective

"My mother died when I was 5 years old. I felt like I was insignificant as if I was getting smaller and smaller … so unimportant that I...

The Loss of a Spouse

A 50/50 chance, to any gambler, is a pretty good bet. But did you ever stop to think that if you are in a significant relationship, there...

Grieving Is Something We Do, Not Something That Is Done To Us

We need to gain a better understanding of not only “what” people experience after a loss, but also “why” grief affects people so uniquely...

Understanding Bereavement

How are we to understand bereavement? Over the years, there have been numerous attempts to explain it. Perhaps the most influential and...