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The Death of an Adult Child The death of any child, regardless of cause or age, is overwhelming to parents, who can never be fully prepared for their child to die before them. Parental grief is intense, long-lasting, and complex….
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The Sudden Death of a Child When death comes without warning, the shock and disbelief can be overwhelming. It is never in the natural order of things for a child to die before his or her parents, and this can…
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Strengthening Your Container with Karla Helbert, LPC – The death of your child or sibling is traumatic and one of the most difficult experiences imaginable. It’s traumatic grief. There’s no “getting over it.” We can however learn how to hold and how to carry it through life while remaining connected with our Children and with our own hearts. Even in grief, we are already whole. Yoga can help us re-remember this truth. Join Karla, author, licensed therapist, yoga instructor, and bereaved mother for this day of emotional, devotional, creative and restorative aspects of yoga that can help us move through our grief. $25.00 for all day yoga session, price includes lunch. Please bring a photo or other memorial item for your child or sibling and also a yoga mat and/or a blanket to use for the workshop.
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/when-a-child-dies/
When a Child Dies … The Compassionate Friends Can Help When a child dies, families mourn and begin the long and very painful journey of grief. Many different emotions may be experienced by bereaved families that can include shock, disbelief,…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/memorial/oakwood-il-merry-berger/
Luella passed away on September 11,2018 after being misdiagnosed with bacterial pneumonia.! She had just welcomed her baby brother into the family he was six weeks old when she passed. She was our shining light so very precious. Her mother…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/heart-connections-long-time-grief/
The immediate time after a significant death is terribly painful in a raw, debilitating, and all-encompassing way. Others who witness our journey may feel and comprehend just a fraction of what we really experience. As more years pass, our experience…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/unraveling-trauma-from-grief/
The death of a child is unlike any other loss in human experience; it breaks all the rules. In the aftermath of a child’s death, parents often experience surprising, unsettling reactions such as flashbacks, anxiety attacks, or recurring nightmares. Unbeknownst…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/grief-multiplied/
One loss does not prepare you for another. My father passed away last week. He was 77 years old. He had a pacemaker, a bevy of unhealthy habits, and an assortment of health issues. And none of that made his loss…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/tcf-closed-facebook-pages/
When it came to connecting to the Facebook world, I was a late bloomer. While Facebook was all the rage and others raved about how they found old friends, great new recipes, and shared photos with family from afar, I just…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/grief-and-groups-eight-curative-factors/
During my over 30 years as a therapist and counselor, I have often been asked by clients and friends, “What do you think is best, a bereavement group or individual therapy?” Those who decide to go with a group then…