Category: Grief

• Grieving While Knowing About Grief

  This year is off to a very raucous and rather painful start. I know I am not alone in feeling this way, but I wanted to share with you what has been happening because it is so relevant to the topic of this site, which is in a word, grief. Just over three weeks ago,…

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  March 12, 2024

  Grief

  bereavement, bereavement leave, death, evermore, family leave, Grief, law, loss, loss of father, mental health, policy, politics, The Long Grief Journey

• Why the Winter Solstice Can Help With Grief

  by Bradie Hansen In the northern hemisphere, the darkening of the light is approaching its pinnacle. The winter solstice is on Thursday, December 21st and that night will be the longest night of darkness of the year. Then the subtle tilt toward incremental lightening of the dark will begin on the 22nd. The solstices are…

  healinghandcrafting

  December 16, 2023

  Grief, Hope

  darkness, depression, Grief, healing, light, long-term grief, love, mental health, nature, practices, sadness, solstice, The Long Grief Journey, winter, winter solstice, yule

• A Message from Pamela Blair

  As a psychotherapist for over thirty years I’ve counseled hundreds of people experiencing long-term grief and sudden loss, including those whose loved ones died during the 911 attacks. However, one of the most deeply felt experiences of all has been the result of leading the Loss of a Loved One support group I started in January of…

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  December 8, 2023

  Grief, Hope, Support, Uncategorized

  All Souls, bereavement, depression, Grief, grief support group, Hope, hopeless, long-term grief, loss, love, mental health, mourning, Pamela Blair, prolonged grief, Shelburne, Support, Support Group, The Long Grief Journey, Vermont