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Out of Order: Dealing with the Death of a Child

2014

This video is helpful for bereaved parents who have experienced the death of a teen or adult child. You will hear how three couples have experienced their grief, what has helped them and how they honor and keep connections to the memories of their children.

22:57 min

On Grief and Dying: Understanding the Soul’s Journey

Drawing from the wisdom of various sources—the contemporary Goddess movement, powerful psychic techniques, and the ancient traditions of Buddhism and Greek mythology—healer and writer Diane Stein leads the reader on a remarkable journey toward loving acceptance, affirmation, and hope.

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Diane Stein
1996
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MISS Foundation: Helping Families Deal with Tragic Losses

The MISS Foundation serves families who are dealing with one of life’s ultimate darkest hours: the death of a child.

Article
Katherine Sweet
2013
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Father’s Campaign: More Time Off for Grieving Parents

Following the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Barry Kluger is campaigning for federal law to allow more time off for grieving parents.

Article
Olivia Smith
2012
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A Move for Birth Certificates for Stillborn Babies

Nineteen states have enacted laws allowing certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth.

Article
Tamar Lewin
2007
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Finding Purpose in Grief: The MISS Foundation Offers a Light at the End of Life’s Darkest Tunnel

A young mother nears the end of her pregnancy with the hope that this child will be as healthy as her other three children. For some reason, however, she feels a sense that something is wrong.

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Raising Arizona Kids
2011
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Meet the Woman Who Guides Parents Through Their Darkest Days

There’s judgment by others about the worthiness of this person’s life. So we want to blame the griever all the time for not moving on or whatever, but the reality is that the way other people treat us matters a lot to the way our grief experience unfolds.

Article
Beth Greenfield
2015
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The MISS Foundation: A Lifeline to Grieving Families

Joanne Cacciatore of Sedona started the nonprofit MISS Foundation in 1996 to provide counseling, advocacy, research and education services to families who have endured the death of a child.

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Mary Ann Bashaw
2016
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Joanne Cacciatore on Bereavement Work and Traumatic Loss: On the Future of Mental Health

Part of being human means that we do experience the natural ebb and flow of life. This brings sadness and joy, despair and happiness, pain and beauty, loss and love. These aspects of the human experience are normal.

Article
Eric R. Maisel
2016
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Helping Those Lost in the Darkness of Grief Find Themselves Again

Parents who have suffered the loss of a child are generally offered limited physical and emotional space for bereavement.

Article
Bob Tedeschi
2017
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Mom Writes Moving Love Letter to Fearless Lesbian Daughter Who Died Two Years Ago

Alyssa Sialaris was a stand-out athlete at Whittier College and is one of the eight covers of Jeff Sheng’s FEARLESS book. Two years after her untimely death, her mother writes the letter she wishes her daughter could have seen while she was with us.

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Cyd Zeigler
2015
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