For Grievers and Their Supporters
Disclaimer:
Below are topics of interest for those who are experiencing grief, for those with Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), as well as for those who support them. These articles are for informational purposes only and not a substitute for therapy. These articles are not meant to pathologize individuals, but to honor the sacred and often difficult spaces between us. Please check back as future articles are forthcoming.
If you believe that you or someone you care about has PGD, please find a therapist trained in the treatment of PGD in your area. If you would like to work with me - a therapist trained in the treatment of PGD - please email me to schedule an appointment.
The Basics
Of
Prolonged Grief Disorder
What is PGD?
Although similar, PGD and depression are different and require different treatments. You can also have both. And what about PTSD? And anxiety? And...
Will I Ever
See The Sun Again?
Prolonged grief is just that - prolonged. Yes, you can get better. The sun never goes away. We just can't see it sometimes.
Traveling Through
Grief
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. We've gotta go through it. There's no way to avoid the experience of grief.
Grief Changes
You will never stop loving your late loved ones, but you will not always carry your grief the same way.
Navigating Loss
Widowed
With
Children
By the time they turn 18, one in three children will lose a parent. How to support your children through their grief.
Setting Boundaries During Grief
It's important to communicate to to others what you need (or don't) and how they can support you during your rollercoaster of grief.
Grief's False Spring
Don't put your coat away just yet. There's a grief frost that you didn't see coming.
Self Care
The only person who is going to be with you for the rest of your life needs nurturing and support - that's you. Don't be stingy on self care during grief. It's not selfish. It's imperative.
Layers To Loss
Adjusting to life after a loved one has died is multifacted. In addition to grieving the loss of the individual, there are other other secondary losses and assumptive challenges that a survivor experiences.
Loss Of The Future
Losing one's future life is a secondary loss. A new normal also means a new future.
Survivor's Guilt
"If I had only..." and "Why wasn't it me who died?" Such thoughts can create shame and guilt.
Post Loss
Identity
Forever altered, grief changes us fundamentally. Rediscovery and discovery of self.
Ripples Of Grief
Grief Shakes
The Tree
Estrangements and disconnections after loss... Which apples stay on the tree and which ones fall?
Ambiguous Loss
There is a type of frozen grief that comes when a loved one is physically present but psychologically gone.
All The Things Unsaid
You're The Best Thing About Me
The qualities of those we love continue to shape the people we are becoming.
Prolonged Grief Management
Topics of interest for those living with grief, traumatic loss, or PGD
Grief Rituals
Carry loved ones forward by honoring them through the connection and comfort of rituals.
Gotta
Get
Away Away
Time away to refocus and gain some clarity can be helpful along your journey to rest, reflect and reset.
Prolonged Grief Management For High Achievers
Topics of interest for those who identify as high achiervers who have traumatic loss or Prolonged Grief Disorder
Prolonged Grief In
High Achievers
There's a kind of grief that doesn't look like collapse - the hidden grief of high achievers.
Shattered Assumptions
After trauamtic loss, the world as we believed it was no longer exists. Exploring the challenge of shattered assumptions among high achievers.
Post Traumatic Growth
How Attachment Styles Impact Loss
During grief, we examine how we attach to people. Exploring your attachment needs and patterns during the grief journey can be life altering.
The Paradox Of Grief And Growth
Growth after traumatic loss does not eliminate grief. Survivors experience the struggle as they continue to adapt. This is normal.
Supporting Those With PGD
Supporting Those With PGD
Discover ways you can be supportive and present for those struggling with Prolonged Grief Disorder.
Holding Space
How to provide a non-judgmental presence where the person feels safe to express their most intense, repetitive, or stuck emotions without being rushed to get better.
