Who Am I Now?

Return to all articles An important issue for those whose loved one has died is concern with their own identity. For example, parents whose only child has died often ask themselves, “Am I still a parent?” Siblings may ask themselves, “Am I still a little sister now that ...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/Who-Am-I-Now 6/6/2014 10:43:51 AM

Attachment Theory and Grief Support - Self Study

A ttachment-informed grief therapy enriches an understanding of how and why individuals grieve and how they can be helped. This webinar reviews attachment-informed grief therapy and explores the ways attachment styles mediate mourning and influence the therapeutic process. ...

https://hospicefoundation.org/HFA-Products/Attachment-Theory-and-Grief-Support-Self-Study 6/20/2019 1:16:26 PM

Helping a Friend Who is Grieving

Return to all articles Helping a grieving friend takes kindness, empathy, patience, flexibility, even a sense of humor.  Though you have to respond in the moment, developing some knowledge, attitude and skills can help you feel more prepared.   Knowledge Expect...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/Helping-a-Friend-Who-is-Grieving 9/17/2014 2:12:05 PM

What We Do

Stay up to date with HFA news. Sign up today!   Hospice Foundation of America educates the public and health care professionals about death, dying and grief. HFA brings together the nation’s leading experts to contribute to the content of HFA's books, web-based ...

https://hospicefoundation.org/About-HFA/What-We-Do 3/28/2014 1:34:03 PM

Mourning a Miscarriage

Return to all articles Many women miscarry before they are even aware they are pregnant. Miscarriages occur in at least 20 percent of pregnancies, many in the first twelve weeks. While the physical needs of many women who miscarry are addressed, their emotional needs are ...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/Mourning-a-Miscarriage 6/4/2014 9:37:40 AM

How Children Grieve

Return to all articles Ask an Expert Question When I told my three children (6, 9, and 13) that their grand­mother died they were sad but not for long. I thought they’d be more upset. While they didn’t see her every day, we saw her at least monthly. Since Mom didn’t...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/How-Children-Grieve 7/25/2019 3:54:41 PM

Facing Sudden Loss

Return to all articles The sudden, unexpected loss of a loved one or friend can be an especially difficult experience.  Loss in itself is painful, but sudden loss that gives no chance to prepare can feel both painful and intensely shocking. You may feel cheated of th...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/Facing-Sudden-Loss 6/6/2014 11:22:56 AM

Grief River®: A New Approach to Understanding and Supporting Loss

The Grief River ®  model evolved organically out of the popular “waves of grief” metaphor. It makes use of the phases of a river (headwaters, rapids, run, delta, and rejoining the sea) and other water analogies to provide a coherent narrative that places one’s current loss wit...

https://hospicefoundation.org/HFA-Products/Grief-River-A-New-Approach-to-Understanding-and-S 6/2/2023 10:07:48 AM

Helping a Grieving Co-Worker

Return to all articles Grief and loss visit the workplace frequently based on the fact that 2.5 million deaths occur every year in the United States.  These deaths will inevitably affect those with whom we work side-by-side each day.   Here’s an example of how such a ...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/Helping-a-Grieving-Co-Worker 9/17/2014 2:01:31 PM

When an Adult Child Dies

Retun to all articles Parents whose children precede them in death may feel a lack of support, in part because it is focused on other survivors, such as the child’s spouse or children, and in part because there simply is little recognition of the powerful and continuing b...

https://hospicefoundation.org/Grief-(1)/Journeys-with-Grief-Articles/When-an-Adult-Child-Dies 6/4/2014 10:34:34 AM