Understanding and Managing Grief, March 26 - April 1, 2023

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Wind phones function as a therapeutic salve for people grappling with bereavement. They are typically found in a booth set in natural surroundings, where grieving folks can go to call their departed loved ones on a disconnected “phone” that will carry their words to them with the wind. Call Them on a ‘Wind Phone’ so the Breeze Can Carry Your Words « Goodnet

"I read in one of your recent posts a quotation from The Road Less Traveled about accepting the fact that life is difficult. I'm trying to understand the author's words but failing. Is he saying that if we accept that life is difficult, it is no longer difficult? Does that mean that the loneliness, sorrow, emptiness, the tears of grief will end?" Grief Is Difficult « Grief Healing

Grief and depression are connected to our core beliefs, but in different ways. Some practices, like mindfulness and self-compassion, can help people recover from both grief and depression. The Differences Between Grief and Depression « Psychology Today

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