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https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/reflections-from-a-first-time-tcf-conference-attendee/
Imagine a thousand people from around the world taking over the Costa Mesa Hilton: lighting candles, attending workshops, listening to speakers and music. Complete strangers crying, hugging, even laughing in every corner and elevator—it was a big lovefest, kind of…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/safety-issues-in-grief/
During early grief, we are preoccupied, distracted, and forgetful. We lose our cars in parking lots, forget pots cooking on the stove and are careless with sharp objects. We are prone to dropping things and falling, all of which make…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/gaining-and-losing/
It is hard to believe that it has been thirty years since a single phone call changed my life forever, informing me that my 17-year-old-son, Scott, had been killed in an automobile accident. With those words, my “normal life” as a…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/stuck-places-is-secondary-gain-snagging-you/
When asked what I do, I’m about to shock yet another person. My answer these days is, “I specialize in the world of death and drugs.” After reviving the person who asked, I explain the losses that brought me to The…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/event/42nd-tcf-national-conference/
The Compassionate Friends National Conference is a weekend spent surrounded by other bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. It is a place where hope grows and friendships are made with others who truly understand. With inspirational keynote speakers, abundant workshops for everyone’s…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/the-unique-aspects-of-sibling-grief/
From the shadows we come, the surviving siblings. We are all ages: younger, older, twins and subsequent children. We have our own story to tell, one that is often brushed aside in the concern for our parents, the spouse, and…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/mission-statement/
TCF MISSION STATEMENT The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family…
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…
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/blog/a-level-playing-field-of-loss/
A long time ago a “friend” referred to me as a professional griever. From his perspective, I was lugubrious or “over the top” in the long-term expression of my grief. He had lost one son to SIDS, two years before…