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Tamarack Grief Resource Center Recharge

Posted on August 12, 2020 - by admin

Tamarack Grief Resource Center strengthens and honors individuals, families, and communities throughout their journey with grief. With offices in Missoula, Kalispell, and Browning, we help individuals and communities navigate grief and loss through counseling, grief camps and retreats, school-based programs, support groups, community workshops, urgent response support, and professional education. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, […]

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Caring Connections a National Strategy for Grief: COVID-19 and Beyond

Posted on August 11, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic.   Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing, and the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. She teaches Interdisciplinary […]

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University of Utah Caring ConnectionsThe Rationale for a National Strategy for Grief

Posted on August 11, 2020 - by admin

Caring Connections – University of Utah Caring Connections The Rationale for a National Strategy for Grief: COVID-19 and Beyond – Katherine Supiano. Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing, and the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. She teaches Interdisciplinary Approaches to Palliative Care for graduate students in Pharmacy, Social Work and Nursing, and Geriatric Care Management. Dr. Supiano’s research is in clinical interventions in complicated grief, preventionof adverse grief outcomes, suicide survivorship, overdose grief and prison hospice. […]

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A Lifetime of Healing for Families Impacted by Terrorism, Military Conflict or Mass Violence

Posted on August 9, 2020 - by admin

Tuesday’s Children presents A Lifetime of Healing for Families Impacted by Terrorism, Military Conflict or Mass Violence The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/A-Lifetime-of-Healing-for-Families-Impacted-by-Terrorism-Military-Conflict-or-Mass-Violence.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Becoming an Intentional Survivor with Mitch Carmody

Posted on August 8, 2020 - by admin

Mitch Carmody a bereaved dad, artist, author, and grief influencer has been serving the bereaved for over 30 years since the death of son Kelly James in 1987. Mitch speaks of surviving loss by turning loss into legacy through the process what he calls Proactive Grieving®. This process teaches attendees to face grief full on, feel it all, experience it, make room for it; to not exclude it from one’s life but find balance with it body, mind, soul, and spirit.; mourning the loss and celebrating the life. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a […]

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Proactive Grieving with Mitch Carmody

Posted on August 8, 2020 - by admin

Mitch Carmody a bereaved dad, artist, author, and grief influencer has been serving the bereaved for over 30 years since the death of son Kelly James in 1987. Mitch speaks of surviving loss by turning loss into legacy through the process what he calls Proactive Grieving®. This process teaches attendees to face grief full on, feel it all, experience it, make room for it; to not exclude it from one’s life but find balance with it body, mind, soul, and spirit.; mourning the loss and celebrating the life. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a […]

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Loss and Hope Through the Lens of Culture: A Space for Sharing

Posted on August 7, 2020 - by admin

The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. In this workshop you will hear from panelists from around the world. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Loss-and-Hope-Through-the-Lens-of-Culture-A-Space-for-Sharing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Veronica Slater: Remembering Our Dads

Posted on August 6, 2020 - by admin

Looking for a way to help kids deal with loss? Veronica Slater had two small children when her husband died.  Her book My Father’s Kite was written for her now grown daughters in memory of their dad.  It is a beautiful and sensitive tribute to all the dads in our life.  Veronica is an educator, writer and photographer. Click here to purchase: https://www.slaterconsulting.ca/published-work Veronica D Slater “My Father’s Kite” (available in EN, FR, SP)   https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Veronica-Slater-Remembering-Our-Dads.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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The Compassionate Friends: Finding Hope After the Death of a Child

Posted on August 5, 2020 - by admin

Finding Hope After the Death of a Child; Perspectives of bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents; Shari O’Loughlin – Moderator, Debra Fluhr, Bereaved Grandparent, Pamela Gabbay, Bereaved Sibling & Stepmother, Pamela Hagens, Bereaved Mother, Chris Lourenco, Bereaved Sibling.   The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and leaders in the field devoted to supporting the bereaved. Our mission is to provide an uplifting day of hope and healing to those grieving the loss of a loved one, a loss made more difficult due to this pandemic. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/www.opentohope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/The-Compassionate-Friends-Finding-Hope-After-the-Death-of-a-Child.mp3Podcast: Play in […]

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What Really Happens in the Afterlife – Dr. Debra J Diamond

Posted on August 4, 2020 - by admin

Debra Diamond Ph.D. is the first woman Wall Street hedge fund manager, regular CNBC commentator and Johns Hopkins University Professor who left a high profile life to pursue a life of purpose and spirituality. She is an author, speaker, teacher and psychic/medium. Dr. Diamond earned a Ph.D. from the Esoteric Interfaith Theological Seminary, an MBA in Finance from The George Washington University, a Masters in Contemporary Art from Christie’s Education and a Certificate from the Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. The International Day of Hope and Healing After Loss, this is a first-of-a-kind, virtual experience bringing together major organizations and […]

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