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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
How Sweet It Is [Paperback]
Deena Livingston leaves behind a broken romance and her chef job in Atlanta to spend time at her grandfather's cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. But her grandfather has an odd request: he wants Deena to teach cooking classes to the ragtag group of middle-schoolers who attend the local afterschool program, The Center. Reluctantly, Deena agrees, but how is she supposed to convince these kids that cooking at home is better than eating at McDonalds? And after all she went through in Atlanta, why is she attracted to Zack, the social worker at The Center? Can a Dr. Seuss-quoting plumber, a curly-haired basketball player, and a group of middle-schoolers change Deena's outlook on life?
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Funeral Wreaths
I'm going to share something very personal, and very painful with you. But as I reflect on my loss and life, I've realized the significant role it is playing in changing me as a person - and the lessons I am learning apply to anyone who is suffering a major disappointment or loss in their lives. This could be personal, professional, or both.
I remember the day I screamed down the hall of my high school... "Doesn't anyone care any more?" I was 16 and my Mom had died a few months before. I was sitting in typing class and it unexpectedly and suddenly hit me how everyone was carrying on with their lives, as if nothing had happened.
A death of a loved one is one of the most painful episodes in your life, more so if it's of your spouse. There's the feeling that there is no one there to comfort you anymore. For the longest time your partner has been your shield, your source of strength, and now he's no longer around.
Feelings of grief can be particularly challenging to deal with during Christmas and New Years. Use the following 12 strategies to help yourself and your loved ones get through these times and hold onto your peace of mind throughout the holiday season.
Some things are inordinately difficult to swallow. Sorrows are such forth. The qualities of courage and patience, then, are the quotients of ease, making big and small sorrows alike, palatable. There is nothing so important when we're greeted with the world of loss; *methods*, not plastic platitudes, are required.
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