Exposing Grief
Episodes
60 episodes
Impact of Seasonal Changes on Loss and Grief
Ways the change of season can impact loss and grief:depression or moodinesslimited daylight hours
Parents: How to Assist Your Child With Grief
Ways to assist your child with grief:Understand grief may be different for themExplain that grief is normal in life
To Grieve Is Not Shameful
When it comes to loss and grief:Recognize these emotions are normalUnderstand that shame is not a factor
Do Not Succumb to the Emotional Bully
How to avoid the person who will bully you emotionally:be aware that such a person existshave an advocate who will assist you
Navigating Grief When You Did Not Want the Breakup
Surviving the initial shock:realize breakups can occur at any point in a relationshipget the tools to manage your emotional health
Grief Because of Survivors' Guilt
Ways to navigate survivor's guilt:understand you are not aloneseek professional help, if necessary
How Shock Impacts Loss and Grief
Ways shock impacts loss and grief:Reality confusedProlongs denial
Grief Caused by Loss of Descendants
Reasons for being the final link on your branch of the family tree:choosing not to have childrencircumstances beyond your control
Difficult Topic: Loss of a Sibling
What to understand when a sibling is no longer in your life:understand there may be unresolved conflictsunderstand there are tools to manage internal emotional conflict
Control the Controllables in Your Life
Ways to control what you can control in life:recognize what you can controlseek your joy
Loss of Familiar Places
Why loss of familiar places cause grief:memories are attached to themthe exact place cannot be recreated
Hope Overcomes Loss and Grief
Ways hope can overcome grief: encouragement to continueassurance end will come
How the Human Spirit Assists with Loss and Grief
Ways the human spirit can help with loss and grief:resiliency seeks safety
Emotional Empathy
Recognition of empathy:empathy vs. sympathyawareness of individual tendencies
Difficult Topic: Grief When Someone Is Missing
How to cope when your loved one is missing:know that there is hope they will be foundrealize that confusion is normal
Find Comfort and Closure During Grief
How to find comfort and closure during grief:accept help of otherswork toward closure
Difficult Topics: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
How to deal with Sudden Infant Death (SIDS):realize there is no explanation be available to parents
Seasonal Feelings of Loss
How celebratory occasions can trigger feelings of loss:important persons are missingexpectations to be joyfulneed for celebration to be perfect
Difficult Topics: Unfaithful Partner
Dealing with unfaithfulness in a partner:grieve the betrayaldon't remain a victim
Loss and Grief Felt Due to Displacement
Reasons displacement can trigger feelings of loss:uncertainty of the situationno control of the situation
Sentimentality Can Trigger Loss
Ways sentimentality can trigger loss:may turn into an obsessionmay focus on loss of items or relationships
Losing Causes Feelings of Loss
Ways to handle losing:accept that everyone loses sometimework with a coach or mentor
Collective Loss--Revisited
Can a nation suffer post traumatic stress?shared memoriescollective trauma