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Euthanizing a Pet
A comment that I frequently hear from clients during these times is that the decision is “just so hard.” I agree but remind them that simply because something is hard,
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Coping With the Death of Your Pet
How to take care of yourself, your family, and other pets when you’ve had to say goodbye When a person you love dies, it’s natural to feel sorrow, express grief,
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Questions About Suicide: Why
Survivors inevitably search for a reason, perhaps because having a reason might restore some small sense of control in a seemingly unpredictable world. Trying to understand “why” can occupy our
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Helping a Friend Who Has Lost a Loved One to Suicide
It is often hard to know what to say to a friend who has lost a loved one to suicide. Though you cannot make the pain go away, your support
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Spouse or Partner Loss
Most prominent needs expressed by spouses and partners who have lost their mates as they pass through the various phases of the grief process: I need to be with others
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A Parent’s Guide to Grief in Adolescents
Ways To Help Adolescents Cope with Loss… Be alert to nonverbal behaviours of adolescents following a death-related situation. While they may be unable to tell you directly about their pain,
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Composer avec le deuil
Les renseignements d’ordre général ci-inclus ont été compilés avec l’aide de clients et de clientes des services de santé mentale, de psychologues et de psychiatres. Vous pouvez obtenir des renseignements
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Le temps des Fêtes
Suggestions pour survivre “le temps des Fêtes” « Le temps des Fêtes » est, sans contredit, le temps de l’année le plus difficile à vivre pour les personnes endeuillées. C’est une période de
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Réactions à une perte brutale ou traumatique
Le chagrin est un processus normal à la suite d’une perte. Lors d’une perte traumatique, le processus est plus compliqué. Les gens qui subissent ce genre de perte sont convaincus
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Am I To Blame?
Shedding shame to survive suicide Harriet Emma Empey Attridge was beautiful, spirit-loving, loyal hard working and courageous. She completed suicide at the age of 62. Nine years later there still
