loss and grief

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Finding Meaning After Loss: David Kessler and Grief

Many North Americans struggle to live with grief in a healthy way—often denying or minimizing their pain. My counselling therapy clients frequently apologize for crying, assume they’re too emotional, diagnosis themselves as depressed, or pretend everything is fine while feeling overwhelmed. Yet, as David Kessler writes in Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, we […]

Grief Counselling Tips for Mourning a Loss

Grief and loss are a part of life whether we deal with the loss of a job, a precious item, our home from a fire or flood, a pet, a relationship through divorce or conflict, or a loved one due to death.