Grief counseling

other family members cried too. The closing of the coffin felt like the son was saying good-bye. It is a sad day; the atmosphere was surreal. People were crying, holding hands and hugging each other. They are consoling each other through the pain and grief of losing a dear…

the hour nor the day of his demise. Some men want to know the way that they will die, for they wish to avoid it. Little do those men know, that death is insurmountable--it can never be overcome. Death itself can bring any man to his knees in either grief or physical turmoil. Sometimes, even the realization that death will someday overpower fragile humanity—no matter how strong they think they are--is enough to awaken alarm. Death, which remains a worrisome mystery to mankind and often induces…

The Parents to Partners program will be sponsored by Family Service Association of Bucks County as a subdivision program and would be structured to provide a variety of interventions and support through a combination of resources derived from BCDBH (Bucks County Department of Behavioral Health) and Parent to Parent USA. Funding sources include BCDBH and in-kind donations. All legal Pennsylvania residents residing in Bucks County who have a child, ward or family member with autism is eligible to…

must strive to seek out the certainties of the story. The strange, scattered italics are one way to understand each speaker’s innermost thoughts. Through the italics in Darl’s chapters, Darl exposes his profound struggles to comprehend his guarded grief and understand Jewel’s more obvious, rational sorrow. The italics, which litter several chapters in a seeming random pattern and focus, reveal that Darl can’t fully accept or comprehend Addie’s death. When he tries to inform Jewel that Addie has…

regarding high school, adolescence, loss, and independence, and uses projection, and regression as mechanisms to heal his pain. Holden uses the defense mechanism projection, while dealing with the loss of his brother Allie. Instead of facing the the grief of losing his brother, Holden projects his thoughts and feelings towards Allie onto his sister Phoebe. The defense mechanism, projection, keeps Holden from constantly thinking about his brother, but at the same time leaves him obsessed with his…

going through a fatal illness or disease, they go through what is called through the five stages of grief. In the novel Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick, the main character Steven Alper goes through the five stages of grief. Because Steven’s little brother, Jeffrey Alper is found to have leukemia Steven starts to suffer the symptoms of the stages of grief. The five stages of grief being denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The first stage the main…

The theme of death is a potent idea portrayed across a range of poems, throughout these poems it is presented in various different ways. It is portrayed as simply a part of the cycle of life, or a tragic and sorrowful event when happening to loved ones, or a great evil that should be fought with every ounce of strength left in your body until everything in life that you wanted to accomplish has been fulfilled. These themes are portrayed throughout the 3 key poems that I will be focusing on: ‘A…

“There are things so sad, they can never be washed away by tears.” - Obi Hajime Have you ever thought of how painful it would be to lose someone that has greatly impacted you and meant a lot to you? Have you thought of all the joyful memories you’ve been through with them? And all the miserable and distressing times when you both just wanted to give up? Both Walt Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe have gone through this traumatic experience and conveyed their feelings through writing. You may be…

There are times in everyone’s life when bad things happen. We’ve all experienced hurt or pain in our life. Whether it was because of a death in the family, the loss of a dear friend or bad news from the doctor. We all experience pain. That is just part of the human condition. The song The Hurt and the Healer by MercyMe (MercyMe, 2012) is a song that touches the heart of anyone that has experienced hurt or pain in their life by offering hope and comfort in Jesus. You may never have heard of…

The loss of a loved one is an indescribable feeling. So many mixed emotions and pain bottled up in everyone that sometimes it may be hard to even let out into words. Whether it’s a friend, family member, or somebody in the community; it affects everyone differently. The most painful goodbyes are the ones never said and never explained. When my little cousin lost her life to a sudden tragedy a few months ago, my life turned upside down. Sierra was an incredible individual that left a mark on…