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Brought to you by the Center for Loss and Life Transition - Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., Director
These thoughtful articles provide guidance and direction for anyone touched by grief.
Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, butimportant, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of yourthoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died.It is an essential part of healing. The following articles providemany practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in yourunique grief journey.
A friend has experienced the death of someone loved. How can youhelp? The following articles provide many practical suggestions forhelping others with grief:
Children and teenagers have special needs following the death of afriend or family member. The following articles provide wonderfulinsight in helping children and teens understand and express theirgrief.
The days following the death of a loved one can be filled withsadness and confusion. The following articles can help youunderstand the importance of the rituals surrounding death.
Effectively meeting the grief needs of customers in an increasingly impersonal world takes special effort on the part of professionals in the grief industry. The following articles are designed to help funeral directors gauge their own effectiveness and meet the challenges of serving customer needs.
Caregivers have special needs of their own. The following articlesare designed to help caregivers take care of themselves as well asthose who are suffering from loss.