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The Grieving Process: Coping with Death

2013

Today on WellCast, we're dealing with a very difficult subject. How do you deal with the death of a loved one? How do you live your life in the face of a life-changing event? We don't have all the answers. See more...

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What to Say to Someone Who Is Dying

The truth is that many of us just don’t know the right words to comfort someone who is dying.

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Candace Rotolo
2020
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Dealing with Grief: Five Things Not to Say and Five Things to Say in a Trauma Involving Children

Religion can help many of us move past grief and make sense of tragedy. But according to Reverend Emily C. Heath, religion can often come off as trite rather than insightful.

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Rev. Emily C. Heath
2013
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What to Say (And Not to Say) to a Grieving Person

Grief expert Gloria Horsley put together this excellent list of what to say (and not to say) to a grieving person.

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Gloria Horsley
2013
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Who Suffered Most?

One of the pitfalls some fall into when talking to a person in mourning is to inadvertently compete about who is going through the more difficult time.

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Joyce Wadler
2013
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What Do I Say? Talking and Praying with Someone Who Is Dying

Talking with those who are dying can be difficult even in the best of circumstances.

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Margrit Anna Banta
2014
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Finding Peace at the End of Life: A Death Doula’s Guide for Families and Caregivers

This groundbreaking book encourages us to face our fears and engage in an open, honest dialogue about death.

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Henry Fersko-Weiss
2020
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What to Say When a Pet Dies

When a pet dies, it's common for people to feel as though they've lost a member of the family. For children, this is often their first encounter with death.

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Annie Stuart
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The Right Words to Say When Someone Has Lost a Child

If you have never experienced the death of a child, it's extremely difficult to know what to say to someone facing this type of loss. The death of a child is unnatural, unfair, and tragic.

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Angela Morrow
2020
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What I Wish Other People Understood About Losing a Child

Four and a half years after the death of my oldest son, I finally went to a grief support group for parents who have lost children.

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Paula Stephens
2020
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It’s OK that You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand

In It’s OK that You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy.

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Megan Devine
2017
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Death or Loss of a Loved One