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Our goal is to bring people together around the issues of addictions by providing concise, up-to-date information and a meeting place for patients, their friends and families, and professionals who offer pathways to recovery. www.psyweb.com
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.
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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
Assuming you are not looking for the physical body of someone who has passed on, it is not so difficult to connect with your deceased friend or family member. That being said, there are certain steps that I, as a Medium, take before connecting with the deceased. If you are planning a visit with someone who has died, my suggestion is to follow a simple protocol such as what I share below, not just to maximize your results but also for your protection.
How do we deal with the space created from loss? All of us experience loss throughout our lifetime. There are the obvious losses: death of a loved one, divorce, health, a career, money...And there are more subtle losses: our youth, our identity, our children growing up and leaving, dreams that will never be realized... Find out how to grieve well.
The sense of responsibility we have as pet owners is huge in itself. For some the comparison to children is fair. How many people do you know who count their pets among their 'dependents'? Maybe you are one of them? So, when we helplessly watch them suffer an illness or aging, how do we make the big decision to let them go? How do we grieve our heart-felt loss of our dear loved ones?
The depth and breadth of imprecation in this psalm shows us one human being at their absolute lowest ebb. There is no further down the abyss. It's therefore an empathetic catchall, because as we read its verses, we can place ourselves right there, in the darkest miry pit, out of control, depressed, and at the whim of whatever enemies are ours - whether these are actual people, our feelings or thoughts or something else. Take heart, God's beyond this scary shade, willing us to the finish line, calling us home.
My son Jesse died ten years ago. He was twenty-nine, and I loved him unconditionally. We had the best possible father/son relationship and reaffirmed our love every time we spoke.
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