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Holiday Challenges: Future vs. Past
By Norman Fried – Like the changing of the guards, or the shifting pull of the tide, the force toward individuation and separation as the holidays draw near is a ritually marked and distinct event occurring in the lives of many of us. As a result, an unknown and unexpected archetype may move...
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Halloween After a Child Has Died
By Debra Reagan — When the first Halloween arrived soon after our son’s death, I could hardly bear to think of it. Clint loved fall and Halloween. He took such joy in the season: football...
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Using Rituals, Create a Balance Between Grief and Hope
By Lisa Peacock – During the Holiday season, it is normal to get lost in rituals from you past. If you have lost someone close to you, these rituals can be painful, harsh reminders of the loved...
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The Poetry of Death: Can It Comfort Us?
By Norman Fried – Modern poetry has often found a critical muse in the concept of death. In words apocryphal or mundane, spiritual or skeptical, modern poets have used their art as a means to describe...
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When a Miscarriage Occurs After Fertility Treatments
By Kira Copperman, LMSW – Being a patient at a fertility clinic brings moments of anxiety, hope, excitement, fear, and stress. The time and effort to become pregnant can feel like an emotional...
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Using Rituals, Create a Balance Between Grief and Hope
By Lisa Peacock – During the Holiday season, it is normal to get lost in rituals from you past. If you have lost someone close to you, these rituals can be painful, harsh reminders of the loved...
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Bereaved Mother Feels Like She Can’t Go On
Donna asks for help: My son just died in a car accident last Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. I don’t think I can do this. He was only 20 years old and still lived with us at home. We worked for the same...
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Young Widow Struggles to Keep Going
Suzy Aguilar writes, “My husband passed away on May 30, 2008 — yes 5...
Mourning a Brother Lost to Violence
Sameena from Charlotte writes: I am looking for ideas to help my mom. My older...
After Mom’s Death, Daughter Struggles With Dad’s Girlfriend
Heather asks for advice: In November, it will be two years since my mother died...
Widow’s Friends Resist Her Moving On
Ann from Michigan writes: My husband of 23 years and my dad died within a week of...
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Young Widow Struggles to Keep Going
Suzy Aguilar writes, “My husband passed away on May 30, 2008 — yes 5...
Halloween After a Child Has Died
By Debra Reagan — When the first Halloween arrived soon after our son’s...
Mourning a Brother Lost to Violence
Sameena from Charlotte writes: I am looking for ideas to help my mom. My older...
Military Losses Often Complicated by War Coverage
By Stephanie Frogge – Living in a country at war, it’s difficult to...
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Announcing: Garden of Innocence - San Francisco
We’re excited to announce that our sister organization, “Garden of Innocence...
Dreaming of the Deceased: Call For Research Participants
By Jennifer Shorter Has someone close to you passed away? Following the person’s...
Grief and Loss Research Study - Your Participation Needed
A research survey on grief and loss has been approved by the psychology department...
Our New Website
We’re just about finished with the new look and feel of The Open to Hope Foundation’s...
More Dealing with Grief ArticlesHolidays, Birthdays & Anniversaries
Holiday Challenges: Future vs. Past
By Norman Fried – Like the changing of the guards, or the shifting pull of...
Halloween After a Child Has Died
By Debra Reagan — When the first Halloween arrived soon after our son’s...
Not So Happy Birthdays
By Beverly Chantalle McManus — Whether it is the birthday of your spouse who...
Managing the Holidays: Tips For the Bereaved
By Gloria Lintermans & Marilyn Stolzman, Ph.D., L.M.F.T. – The holidays...
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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month
By Nina Bennett – I know all too well the devastation of pregnancy and infant...
How to Honor a Loved One Who Has Died
By Diana Doyle – Until the year 2000, my life resembled a fairy tale. I...
Family Wonders: How Long Does Grief Last?
Ted asks for advice: I have a relative who lost her 19-year-old son six months ago...
Joe Biden a Model For Dealing With Death of Spouse
By Abel Keogh – On November 7, 1972, a relatively unknown lawyer named Joe...
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Handling the Death of a Therapist
Susan from New York writes: My therapist died suddenly on Aug.18. I miss him so...
Eighteen Years Later, Father Confronts Daughter’s Killer
By Lew Cox – In October 2005, I attended a California State parole hearing...
‘A Tsunami’: Suicidal Crisis Up Close
By DeQuincy Lezine – (Editor’s note: Dr. Lezine attempted suicide during...
Bonds With the Deceased Don’t Have to End
By Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D., MFT, RN, and Heidi Horsley, Psy.D, MSW, MS – “Scott...
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