Coping with Grief and Loss
Here are some tips for dealing with grief, loss, or difficulty12:
- Acknowledge your pain.
- Accept that grief can trigger many different and unexpected emotions.
- Understand that your grieving process will be unique to you.
- Seek out face-to-face support from people who care about you.
- Support yourself emotionally by taking care of yourself physically.
- Recognize the difference between grief and depression.
- Give yourself permission to feel.
- Write a letter to the deceased loved one.
- Lend a supportive ear to others.
CRISIS, GRIEF AND HEALING
Webhealing.com, the first interactive grief website on the internet, offers discussion boards, articles, book suggestions, and advice for men and women working through every aspect of grief. The site’s founder, Tom Golden LCSW, has provided book excerpts and contact information to help those healing from loss.
WILLOWGREEN
Willowgreen offers support and information for those dealing with life transition & aging, illness & caregiving, loss & grief, and hope & spirituality. The site offers advice, products, and inspirational materials.
GRIEF AND LOSS
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) website contains a Grief & Loss section with grief-related articles and information.
GROWTH HOUSE
Growth House is an award-winning website that offers international resources for life-threatening illnesses and end of life care. The site features hypertext topic pages that explain major issues across the spectrum of hospice and home care, palliative care, pain management, grief, death with dignity, and quality improvement. It also offers disease-specific guides, an online bookstore, and even their own radio station.
NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s website provides a host of information and resources for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury and their caregivers.
Faith and Family Supportive Care
Faith and Family Hospice is a faith-based family-owned supportive care hospice. Hospice is not the end of life care…It’s caring for the life you have…patients, families, and friends.