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Recent Research on Grief and Loss
*Religious Coping and Bereavement* Pearce, M. J., Chen, J., Silverman, G. K., Kasl, S. V., Rosenheck, R., & Prigerson, H. G. (2002). Religious coping, health, and health service use among bereaved adults. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 32 (2), 179-199. Michelle Pearce and her ... Read More
"Han" suffering so deep
It feels ironic that a "rah rah America" show, though with a critical twist, is the thing that triggered this reflection. In a recent episode of the "West Wing," a Korean artist was seeking asylum in the U.S. but he is refused. As the president is informing him of this fact, he stops playing ... Read More
Men and Depression
Depression is ubiquitous among aging men. It affects approximately 13% of all men during their lifetime, with rates increasing with age to 40% of men between 40–60 years of age. This age-worsening factor is reflected in suicide rates that triple in midlife and reaches 4–10 times the rate of femal... Read More
The Crucible of Therapy: Looking Inward
Parenting contained some epiphanies for me. One of those occurred many years ago when our sons were very small. The three-year-old chose one evening to be relentlessly disobedient about something – I no longer remember what. The youngest was still nursing and I was a very tired young mother. I ke... Read More
The Movements of Grief as a Healing Journey
C.S. Lewis wrote, in A Grief Observed, following the death of his wife, “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I loathe the slightest effort. Not only writing but even reading a letter is too much. Even shaving. What does it matter now whether my cheek is rough or smooth?” From intens... Read More
LEARNING HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR OUT OF CONTROL ANXIETIES
Learning how to manage your out of control anxieties can be extremely difficult. The first thing you need to do is to seek the services of a professional and/or counselor who can teach you how to manage your fears and give you the help that you need. In the meantime, here are some ways to ... Read More
FINDING THOSE TECHNIQUES THAT WILL MANAGE YOUR ANXIETIES
Are you having trouble finding effective ways to overcome your fears and anxieties? It can be difficult to find all of the answers in managing your anxieties. The best way to overcome your persistent fears is to find those coping skills that effectively mange the fear and anxiety. Th... Read More
NEVER LOSE HOPE IN DEALING WITH YOUR FEARS AND DEPRESSION
When your fears and depression have the best of you, it is easy to feel that things will not get any better. This is not true. There is much help available in today's society and the best way to deal with your fears is to find effective ways to overcome them. As a result, here are some tech... Read More
Men and Loss
“BIG BOYS DON’T CRY. Big boys don’t cry.” I can still hear that old tune in my head. The truth is, if we don’t cry on the outside, we will cry or get sick on the inside. You know the toxic rules that men live by when dealing with loss—suck it up and go on, deny it and get busy, medicate i... Read More
When God Becomes Apparent: Helping Children Grieve Well
At six-years-old, life is supposed to be simple —first grade, new friends, snack time, Barbie dolls, pony rides—all wrapped in love, especially the love of a mother. But no one could have predicted that Christine’s mother would die of a brain tumor. As a result, Christine was forced to live a dif... Read More
Know someone Grieving? The Worst Thing to say is Nothing
On her second day of life, we learned that our precious daughter, Hope, would be with us for only a short time due to a metabolic disorder. I remember thinking, even then, that I’d have to give people a lot of grace, as some people would say the wrong thing—something hurtful. But that has rarely ... Read More
Establishing Core Positive Constructs in Grief Therapy
By the time most of us reach mid-life, we understand life as a strange mixture of joy and sorrow. We realize that we can experience exhilarating moments that leave us almost breathless with pure ecstacy. But we can also feel such intense pain that it seems as if our hearts are ripping apart, some... Read More
Grief, Loss, and Trauma: Over the Top
In more than thirty-three years as a clinical psychologist I don’t think I have ever seen as much attention being focused on a single topic as I am now seeing being given to the issue of trauma, loss and grief. I’ve been pondering the reasons for this. Depending on one’s clinical perspective, I s... Read More
Grief and Aging: Helping Older Adults Remodel Life After Loss
The client, a remodeling contractor, described a breakthrough in my grief counseling with him. It came to me this morning, while drinking my morning coffee. I’m in the midst of the biggest remodeling project of my life! Big parts of the life I built together with my wife no longer fit. I’ve got ... Read More