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Grief & Loss




Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. Often, the pain of loss can feel overwhelming. You may experience all kinds of difficult and unexpected emotions, from shock or anger to disbelief, guilt, and profound sadness. The pain of grief can also disrupt your physical health, making it difficult to sleep, eat, or even think straight. These are normal reactions to loss—and the more significant the loss, the more intense your grief will be.


Coping with the loss of someone or something you love is one of life’s biggest challenges. You may associate grieving with the death of a loved one—which is often the cause of the most intense type of grief—but any loss can cause grief, including:


  • Divorce or relationship breakup

  • Loss of health

  • Losing a job

  • Loss of financial stability

  • A miscarriage

  • Retirement

  • Death of a pet

  • Loss of a cherished dream

  • A loved one’s serious illness

  • Loss of a friendship

  • Loss of safety after a trauma

  • Selling the family home

There is no one right way to deal with loss. Inevitably, the grieving process takes time. Healing happens gradually; it can’t be forced or hurried—and there is no “normal” timetable for grieving. Below are a collection of different resources/activities that may be useful for someone experiencing grief in their lives.


VIDEO - Coping With Grief and Loss


WEBSITE - Collection Of Resources


PDF/HANDOUT - Coping with Grief


PDF/PRESENTATION - Reflections Grief Workbook


PDF/HANDOUT - Protective Factors


PDF/HANDOUT - The Process of Grief


PDF/HANDOUT - Managing Difficult Times


PDF/HANDOUT - Ways to Support Someone who is Grieving


PDF/GUIDE - Grief Activities for Working with Bereaved Children


WEBSITE - American Counseling Association - Grief & Loss Resources


WEBSITE - Parent’s Guide for Children and Divorce


PDF - Counseling Guide - Grief


PDF - Sample Counseling Group Activities for Suicide Loss


PDF/WORKBOOK - Healing Activities For Grieving Children & Teens


PDF/GUIDE - A Bereavement Journal for Adults


PDF - Activities for Grieving Children


PDF/JOURNAL - Bereavement: A Protocol For Primary Care


PDF/JOURNAL - Prolonged Grief: Applying The Evidence In The Primary Care Setting


PDF - Language of Grieving


PDF - Seven Stages of Grief


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