Grieving Well

"It is in the shelter of each other that people live” - Irish Proverb

Decoding Grief at Work - the Ultimate Awakening

"Our best assets are our people. Grieving affects people: then grieving affects our bottom line" - unknown

Children and Teens Grieve Too

"By helping children put their feelings outside of themselves we can facilitate their healing. Sharing feelings diminishes the hurt." - Breaking the Silence (1996)

Grief at School

"A grief-friendly school; This means creating a school climate that not only responds in a healthy way to a crisis, but also is sensitive to the numerous and various losses many students face throughout a school year.” - Helene McGlauflin

Grief and the Holidays

"This winter of your life will pass, as all seasons do. Stay in your season of Winterness as long as need be, for everything you feel is appropriate. There is no right way to grieve. There is just your way. It will take as long as it takes." - Rusty Berkus, from To Heal Again

Grief and the Older Adult

"I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Dimensions of Death - Your Helping Presence

“To bless is to put a bit of yourself into something. It is to make holy, to change something or someone because of your presence.” - Anonymous