Issue # 106 - November 2023

NEWS, ARTICLES AND EDUCATION

A Beautiful Perspective on Death with Dignity

From NPR's This American Life, Amy Bloom tells the story of her husband Brian, getting Alzheimer's and wanting assisted suicide. Her search to find a way to do that led her to Dignitas in Switzerland. Hear this intimate and frank account of the experience they go through, excerpted from her book, In Love. LISTEN HERE

Seven Bereavement Themes

In a 2019 paper on complicated grief therapy by a team of renowned grief researchers, the authors identified "seven bereavement themes" for clinicians to work with when supporting bereaved clients. The published article may be too academic for most readers of this newsletter, but the themes are simple and clear. So we've pulled them out and created a bulleted list that can serve as a useful reference tool for those who are struggling with grief. Read the list HERE.

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

Managing Loss and Grief During the Holidays

ONLINE - November 1, 2023

7:00 pm Eastern/ 5 pm Pacific

If you are mourning the death of a loved one or a loss of any kind (including divorce, job loss, pet loss or any major life transition), your grief can be more difficult and your sadness more pronounced during the Winter holidays. We all respond to that sadness in different ways, and methods of coping can span a vast spectrum. Some choose to skip the holidays altogether, abandoning traditional family customs that are painful reminders of holidays past. Others continue – and enhance – those traditions by including departed loved ones in new rituals specifically designed to bring their presence into the festivities.

Saturday January 20, 2024 - ONLINE

Death and Bereavement

Across the Spiritual Spectrum

A Full-Day, Online Educational Symposium

This is our fourth annual Symposium on Death and Bereavement Studies, and we're super excited about this year's lineup of stellar presenters!

In this unique online seminar, you'll learn from today's most respected leaders in the field of loss, death and grief. Our content focuses on contemporary topics and critical issues not generally addressed in traditional counseling or support group settings.

CE CREDITS FOR COUNSELORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MORE.

Earlybird pricing ends Dec. 1

50% off for our subscribers!



Lake Oswego, OR. - LIVE!

Saturday, Nov. 11, 2-4 pm - FREE!

A Ceremony for Remembering our Loved Ones

During the Winter Holidays

If you find the holiday season to be especially difficult after the loss of your loved one(s), you are not alone. It can be a sad and triggering time of year, but it can also bring reminders of joy and hope for healing.

One of the most helpful things we can do to navigate the grief journey is to connect with a supportive community to share memories and creative, meaningful rituals for restoration. And it is in that spirit that we invite you to join us for a unique memorial event in which we will celebrate the lives of our loved ones, and the new lives we are creating as we move forward in our healing.

This event is IN-PERSON, and free of charge!

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SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 2023

2:00 – 4:00 PM 

Interested in a Career in Death and Bereavement?

We recommend these two university programs in thanatology:

Marian University (Masters degree or certificate)

University of Maryland (certificate program)

Death and Afterlife Humor

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Death, Grief and Belief Facebook Group

Are you a professional chaplain who does not identify with the conventional religious chaplaincy model? Visit our

Chaplains Outside the Box Facebook Group

Contact us:

 office@deathgriefandbelief.com

971-236-1541