Guest Blog DISPELLING THE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SUICIDE AND GRIEF AND MOURNING by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D Misconception: A misconception is a mistaken notion you might have about something – in other words, something you believe to be true but that is not true. Misconceptions about grief are common in our society because we tend to […]

Grief is overflowing love for a person no longer physically present in our lives. Therefore, to stop grieving over a person is to stop loving him or her. As one widow in a grief support group asked me, “You mean I don’t have to leave my husband in the past? Are you saying that I […]

It had been an emotional evening as children and family members gathered in early December to prepare for the difficult holiday season ahead.  All of the GriefWorks children and their families had lost a significant loved one.  Some of the children had lost a parent.  Others had lost a sibling or a grandparent or an […]