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Sep 3, 2010
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Helping Others Grieve
- 20 Ways to help your friend grieve
By Sherry L. Williams
Ask people to share one word that describes the person who died, to be shared at the eulogy.
Provide child care for the funeral visitation. Or, have someone watch children at the visitation so parents and children can participate at their own level and pace without worry.
- Getting it write
By Susan Smith
One of the healthiest things your friend can do as he or she grieves is to record in a journal what he is feeling, what she wants to do, his frustrations, her deep sadness and surprising moments of joy.
But your grieving friend is no doubt overwhelmed with even the simplest...
- Foundations of "Companioning Those Who Grieve
By Allen D. Wolfelt, Ph D
I've always found it intriguing that the word "treat" comes from the Latin root word "tractare," which means "to drag." If we combine that with "patient," we can really get in trouble. "Patient" means "passive long-term sufferer," so if we treat patients, we drag passive, long-term sufferers. Simply stated, that's not very empowering to me.I've always found it intriguing that the word "treat" comes from the Latin root word "tractare," which means "to drag." If we combine that with "patient," we can really get in trouble. "Patient" means "passive long-term sufferer," so if we treat patients, we drag passive, long-term sufferers. Simply stated, that's not very empowering to me.
- How to Comfort Those Who are Grieving
By Sherry L. Williams
When death reaches out and touches the lives of your friends or family members, it is natural and normal to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Everyone wants to say and do the right thing. But, in the midst of personally grieving,...
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