Self-Care for Caregivers

Being a caregiver for a loved one can be overwhelming and exhausting.  It is a long and arduous journey that often has no foreseeable end.  Caregivers are pulled in many directions and expected to juggle many things at once.  This often results in the caregiver putting his or her own needs aside which is both…

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Benefits of the Group Process

Research shows that group support intervention for children and adults, as well as education for the parents and other adults in a child’s life, can lead to healthy grieving and help avoid the costs of unresolved grief as children grow to adulthood. When grieving children and families are given the opportunity to express themselves in…

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Unresolved Grief

While death is a normal part of life, many individuals experience numerous challenges following the death of a close loved one.  Children and adults often feel alone, isolated, and unable to move forward in their lives.  There is currently more documentation than ever about the myriad of problems emotionally, physically, economically, and socially that may…

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Alex Peavey recently quoted Viktor E. Frankl in his inspiration speech at our Live Your Dash luncheon as saying “Between stimulus and response there…

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Your Mental Health and Grief

Mental health is your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It effects how we think, feel and act in every stage of life. Grief is a normal and natural reaction to the death of a loved one. However, one’s mental health can be negatively affected throughout the grieving process. Research shows seeking connections with others and/or…

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