Understanding and Managing Grief, June 11 - June 17 2023

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

Although it happens to everyone, death is not talked about very often. It remains a taboo topic for many people, surrounded by fear and uncertainty. The way death is portrayed in movies or television isn't always accurate, either. As a result, there are many widespread misconceptions about death and people who are dying. Hospice Nurse Shares 6 Common Misconceptions About Death « Today

This is a day set aside for honoring one’s own father (or father figure) and for celebrating fatherhood. But for those who are separated from or mourning the loss of a father or grandfather, or fathers mourning the loss of a child or grandchild, it can be instead a most difficult day to endure. Coping with Grief on Father’s Day: Selected Resources « Grief Healing

As parents and caregivers, we have a natural and instinctive desire to protect our children from life’s challenges. But pets can die, friends can move away, marriages can break up and family members can pass on. In other words, grief and loss can take place at any age. When it happens while our kids are in the safety net of home, we can guide them to navigate through grief with skills they can utilize now and in their future. Navigating grief with your child « The Union

Most advice and thinking on grief is based on making everyone around you feel better. People are afraid of grief, and rightly so. They want to think of it as a passing thing, like food poisoning. Take tango classes, get out some, you'll be fine in two weeks. But grief is love. And it is only human to have intense and prolonged feelings that are Tsunamis on some days and gentle ripples on others. And because grief is love, grief is forever. The Gifts of Grief « Psychology Today

“We are becoming vastly more comfortable sharing our own stories, truth-telling through innumerable new platforms,” said Lennon Flowers, founder of the Dinner Party, a platform for people in their 20s, 30s and early 40s grieving the death of a loved one and seeking peers, community and a meal. How A New Generation Has Changed Grief « Washington Post

In her deeply honest and inspiring memoir, author Suzanne Marriott explores how caregiving for her husband throughout his journey with chronic illness allowed her to gain a spiritual awareness that would ultimately help her through her own medical crisis and into a place of healing and solace. Voices of Experience: Communications, Dreams, and Synchronicities « Grief Healing

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