Monthly Archives: February 2016

Dr. Robert Neimeyer answers a question from a therapist about grief therapy in the Emergency Room, and the use of therapeutic storytelling. Source: Grief Therapy in the Emergency Room – Ask Dr. NeimeyerAsk Dr. Neimeyer

​Considering dying — with a special thought concerning mass murder/terrorism and how soon we “forget.” Source: – Blog

My mother’s death was so wrenching that I applied to medical school to help change the way people die in America. Source: Not Just a Death, a System Failure – The New York Times

By playing music for dying people I learned that the presence of another person can be transformative in life events. Source: Songs of Transition – The New York Times

For the elderly residents, the kids are a jolt back to the world of the living—and for the children, the experience is a bittersweet lesson on aging. Source: The Intergenerational Learning Center: How a Preschool Inside a Nursing Home Helps … Continue reading →

Five books explore the way we are shaped by our knowledge of mortality. Source: ‘The Good Death,’ ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ and More – The New York Times

Source: What’s your grief?

Former community nurse Max Neill, 49, of Preston, who suffers from an incurable form of bowel cancer, came up with the idea for a form helping terminally ill patients leave their final wishes. Source: NHS Trust encourages terminally ill patients … Continue reading →

Source: Love, Loss, Planning and Valentine’s Day – Open to Hope

grief support that doesn’t suck: no platitudes, no easy fixes, and no pseudo-spiritual bypass. It’s grief support for deep & intelligent folks. Like you. Source: February is not fun for grieving folks.