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Participate in a Research Study
If you have experienced the death of a loved one in the past ten years and are over eighteen years old, we invite you to participate in a brief online study of the ways that individuals make sense of and find meaning in loss. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win one of two $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com.
Your participation will contribute to a better understanding of grief and loss. The researchers, Dr. Brian Vandenberg, and Rachel Hibberd, are most grateful for your time and help in completing the study. If you have any questions, please e-mail rhibberd@umsl.edu. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review board of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Click here to participate:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2DTKDZ9
Book Corner
About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos [Hardcover]
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Marasco and Shuff have done the footwork for readers who wish to know more about this complex subject. Using a variety of sources, including books, films, music and many hours spent talking with people in grief, the authors distill their candid insights into a series of short, single-topic-essays that can be easily digested in one sitting--a format they found grieving people preferred. This is not a book written by clinicians, so there's no cold jargon. It's not a memoir of one individual's grief, so it has something for everyone. And it's not a self-peddling inspirational book. It's a wise, plain-spoken, comforting book about an intimidating topic. As one reader recently said of About Grief: "Reading this book is like having a smart, entertaining friend around--at a time when you really need one."
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Funeral Wreaths
Providing assistance to a grieving family can be an invaluable gift of support. But how and when to help a family can be a difficult and tricky question because even the grief stricken family won't always know what they need or want. One thing for certain though, a grief support network should be setup.
Here are four questions that possess many individual answers, which at some point have to be asked in order to adapt to loss and change, especially the death of a loved one. When they should be asked depends on your individual needs and circumstances.
When one losses their spouse,which is the top life stressor on most lists of stressors, the level of stress experienced can feel extremely overwhelming for the griever. Modern life is filled with many common daily stressors like traffic jams, noise pollution and lack of sleep. These common stressors are often ignored as trivial and this can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed when the griever is also forced to move soon after a loss.
In days past, I used to mask myself and present myself as I felt others wanted me to appear. But a few years ago, things started to change for the better. I decided to attempt just to be myself. This has made for peace in my life.
Grief counseling is a form of therapy that allows a person to express grieves in a healthy way. It is considered to be safe and effective means to bring back the emotional stability of a person. With this note, finding the right professional to conduct this program is imperative.
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