The following is an excerpt from a book on sibling grief by Maria Piantanida The Oxidation of Grief: Reflections on Adult Sibling Loss. This topic is an important one that is in need of greater attention. I hope you enjoy the excerpt. Tom My sister Lilly died the night of March 26, 2003, sometime […]
Finding a Boy’s Safe Place
A mom came to see me for therapy worried about her 12 year old son. Since her husband’s death her son played basketball. Lots of basketball. Morning, noon and night! When she would try to sit down with him and talk about his father’s death he would clam up and shut down. He didn’t want any part of it. This […]
Taking the Grieving Heart Seriously
We all grieve. In fact, right now we’re either grieving or know someone who is. My personal history of loss dates back to early childhood. The hits were many and significant: I lost large chunks of my childhood to sexual abuse I lost good friends to moves and one close buddy to illness I watched […]
An iPad App for Grieving Children – John Lemasters
Throughout my career, while serving as both a pastor and bereavement specialist, I have helped support thousands of families who were mourning precious loved ones. Sadly, the grief dynamic for individuals within most of those families was one of isolation and silence. This silence isn’t surprising. It’s just so, so difficult to talk about death […]
Grief: Closure and Forgiveness
by Bill Chadwick I have always heard the word “closure” used by victims of crime, particularly those that involved death. During the O.J. Simpson trial, I heard it used many times by the press and by Mr. Goldman, ie., ..”we want to get some closure to what has happened.” My 21 year old son, Michael, […]