Bereaved individuals may enter into an experience of grief known as complicated grief, the manifestations of which can be similar to depression. If a bereaved friend or family member begins to exhibit signs of complicated grief or depression, it may be time to start looking for a bereavement counselor. But how do you help a … Read More
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What Are the Signs that Grief Has Turned into Depression?
The grieving period that follows the death of a loved one can take many months or years to overcome. During this time, the bereaved individual may feel intense sadness or pain, withdraw from social connections, or become angry at others or themselves. For some, the grieving process may never really end. They may feel okay … Read More
How Traveling Helps a Grieving Soul
Traveling may seem like the last thing on anyone’s mind after a heartbreaking loss. It can require focus and a lot of physical effort. Clinical psychologists, however, praise the healing effects of traveling, especially for those whose loved ones have recently passed away. If you have a friend, relative, or immediate family member coping with … Read More
A Garden of Sympathy: The Beauty of Memorial Gift Trees
Sympathy gifts offer a unique and thoughtful way for you to express condolences. While cards, figurines, and memorial jewelry are common, memorial gift trees also make wonderful sympathy tokens. You may purchase one to commemorate a loved one or a pet right in your own garden. Or, you may choose to gift someone else with … Read More
How Do You Effectively Handle Teen Grief after the Death of a Loved One?
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences anyone has to go through. The experience can be more difficult for adolescents, especially at such a transitional stage in their lives. Are they expected to act like children and bawl their feelings out? Or, should they act in a more adult-like way, in … Read More
The Many Ways Men and Women Grieve Differently
Although grief is a universal emotion, not everyone responds to it in the same way. According to research, certain factors such as biology and socialization tend to influence these different ways of grieving. This explains partly why men and women tend to go through the experience of grieving in outwardly dissimilar ways. But how do … Read More