Tag: Support

• Coping With Grief Article in Woman’s World

  I wanted to share an article written by Kristina Mastrocola that was recently published in Woman’s World. “Coping With Grief: Experts Share Heartfelt Ways to Honor Difficult Emotions and Find Hope” shares the thinking of Claire Bidwell Smith, Kimberley Pittman-Schulz, Rabbi Steve Leder, Lucy Hone, and myself on matters to do with grief, living, and…

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  February 19, 2025

  Grief, Interviews

  bereavement, Bradie Hansen, Grief, healing, love, mental health, Pamela Blair, Support, The Long Grief Journey, Woman’s World

• New Article on Open to Hope

  Hello to you. I hope you are taking good care. A week into the new year, it is snowy and cold here in Vermont. Candles and warm tea help to nudge the spirit to warmth. I wanted to share with you a new article of mine recently posted to Open to Hope, a wonderful resource…

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  January 7, 2025

  Grief, Support

  attunement, Bradie Hansen, Grief, loss, mental health, Mood, Pamela Blair, relationships, sadness, self-care, Support, The Long Grief Journey, TLC

• Say No to Holiday White-Knuckling

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  November 25, 2024

  Grief

  Bradie Hansen, Grief, holiday grief, holidays, loss, love, mental health, Pamela Blair, pretending to be happy, remembrance, ritual, Support, The Long Grief Journey

• Perfect Words

  We are entering the season parties, holidays, gatherings, and traditions. Whether we live with or socialize with many people, or live alone and have a smaller social circle, it’s tough not notice or absorb the energy that goes with it all. It can be so hard, even years after a loss, to do all the…

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  November 11, 2024

  Grief, Hope

  being with feelings, bereavement, Bradie Hansen, Grief, grieving, holidays, long-term grief, longing, loss, love, mental health, Pamela Blair, struggling, Support, The Long Grief Journey

• National Grief Awareness Day Book Talk With Pamela Blair, Bradie Hansen, and guest Ali Waltien

  National Grief Awareness Day is on August 30th. To commemorate this day, we will be at Pierson Library on Thursday the 29th from 6-7pm in our town of Shelburne, VT talking about our experiences of grief, how we work to support grieving people in our community, and our book The Long Grief Journey. Joining us…

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  August 25, 2024

  Grief

  bereavement, book talk, Bradie Hansen, Grief, grief awareness, grief literacy, long-term grief, loss, mental health, National Grief Awareness Day, Pamela Blair, Pierson Library, Sourcebooks, Support, The Long Grief Journey

• An Article About Spontaneous Grief

  I am so happy to get to write for Open to Hope. It’s a beautiful site filled with so many resources for those who are grieving. This is from an article I just wrote for them about Spontaneous Moments of Grief, those times when it creeps up on you.

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  July 1, 2024

  Grief

  bereavement, Grief, mental health, Open to Hope, spontaneous grief, Support, The Long Grief Journey, triggers

• 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