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If you have lost a loved one or are thinking about your own end of life plan, Your Tribute's grief and funeral resources can help you through this difficult process. Browse more than 300 funeral and grief articles, templates and help guides written by licensed funeral directors, grief counselors and other funeral and grief experts.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 382 )
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Understanding Keith’s Death
Our son, Keith, has died. I am unprepared. A part of me has died too. Why would a young man who had “everything going for him” take his life by suicide? I... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Pain May Be an Ally in Our Grief Journeys
I think if we all had a choice, we would want to live our lives without emotional pain. Considering that we do not live in a Utopian society, the avoidance of... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Working With Bereaved Parents in Counseling
If you are a human service professional, it is inevitable that at some point a problem that clients will report is unresolved grief issues. The death of their... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Never Lose Hope in Dealing with Your Fears and Anxieties
When your fears and depression have the best of you, it is easy to feel that things will not get any better. This is not true. Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Five Years After Child-Loss: Evolution of Grief
I am presenting a workshop at The Compassionate Friends national conference next month entilted: “The Bereaved Parent- Five Years Later. Read more
Posted on 06 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
The Impact of Grief: Grief and Eating Disorders
Most of the information we have about grief comes from observations and biographical stories rather than from research and analysis. Most of what we know about... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
The Grief of Chemically Dependent Individuals
A Challenging Population Chemically dependent individuals like the rest of us, experience grief. In my 27 years of employment in the chemical dependency... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
The Questions of Grief: When Should I Consider Dating Again?
I don’t think there is any kind of definitive answer to that question. Some folks say the thought of dating again is almost sickening to them. Others begin... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
The Shadow of My Father
The passage of time between events is irrelevant once you begin to become aware of the connections between them. I have discovered this truth during the last tw... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Thinking – Going Beyond
We all use our minds to try to understand why our children died. I am no different; when our son Keith died, I continued to ask that endless question—Why? Read more
Posted on 01 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Loss of a Dream
Sometimes the life of your dreams is like the elusive butterfly – close but disappears as soon as you are certain the net has gracefully captured it. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Learning Acceptance
Change and transformation are a necessary part of life. Until we are willing to enter into the process with our whole heart, we cannot really let go of the past. Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Completeness
. This is what I miss today. The feeling that you have all that you need and that all is well and safe. There were many moments that I remember feeling... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Just Say Yes
When life calamities happen, do you ever pretend everything is okay? A friend offers to bring you a warm home cooked meal, and if you’re like me you run to... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Decisions
After my fifty-four year old husband died suddenly in 2000, I tried to handle all the responsibilities the two of us shared over the twenty-eight years of... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Sharing Our Mutual Woes: Grief During the Holidays
“We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear, And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.” You may be asking yourself is there going to be more... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Giving Yourself Away – A Source of Comfort When You’re Grieving
My daughter loved Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving was special because she was born on this day. Christmas gave her a chance to give to others, even... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Love, Loss, and the Holidays
I would like to think that from the anguish of all the pain grief dumps on us it would move us to a place where we would only know the pure illumination of life. Read more
Posted on 24 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Father Learns How to Deal with Holidays After Daughter’s Death
In early grief, it is difficult to find any meaning in pain. After my daughter Jeannine’s death in 2003, the pain I experienced in early grief was raw and... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Holiday Decision Making Help for Those in Grief
If you have lost a loved one this past year or you have experienced a life changing event, you may very well feel overwhelmed with emotions during this holiday... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS