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Grief and Compassion with Fred Luskin and Mark Abramson

By Frederic Luskin — 2017

Dr. Luskin has completed extensive research on forgiveness therapy. He is the author of the best seller Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness, and Stress Free for Good. See more...

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A Force for Change: Coping With Grief Through Activism and Advocacy

When people are pushed into advocacy or social work as a result of a traumatic loss, part of the benefit for those affected is in keeping busy, but it’s also a way to memorialize their loved ones, explained Joanne Cacciatore, an associate research professor at Arizona State University who studies...

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Care Farming: Using Restorative Spaces to Address Traumatic Grief

A new study explores the importance of care farming, using therapeutic spaces to treat individuals impacted by traumatic grief.

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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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DSM-V: Interview With Social Worker Joanne Cacciatore, PhD, FT

I believe that social workers need to focus on that which we are trained to do: extend civic love and compassion to the client, staring where he or she is. We are not wed to the medical model; social work is ecological, psychosocial, and systems oriented.

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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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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.

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Can Rescue Animals Change the Way We Grieve?

There is a care farm in Arizona where rescue animals are helping people deal with traumatic grief.

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Your Pain Isn't Your Fault: Why Some Teachers and Gurus Have It Wrong

Pain simply. It's a natural, normal response to loss. But the literature in the self-help world, in the therapy world, and sadly, yes even in the world of spiritual guidance, is heavy on blame. Grief is considered unhealthy. A "bad" experience.

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How to Help a Grieving Friend at the Holidays: An Illustrated Guide

Grief - from any kind of loss - makes the holiday season harder. Knowing how to help can make things better, even when they can’t be made right. Grief therapist and author Megan Devine and illustrator Brittany Bilyeu teamed up to help you learn how to support the people you love.

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