This Thing Called Grief: Navigating Life After Loss

I offer some questions for you to ponder and/or journal about to help yourself prepare for 2024 and the next holiday season as they relate to your grief. Here are the questions: 1.   How did you navigate your grief during this holiday season? 2.   Did you honor your grief during this time? If the answer is yes, how did you do it? 3.   What did you do that felt good to you? 4.   What did you do tha...

As we get closer to the apex of the holiday season, I do a brief check-in using some writing prompts. Here's the list of prompts: 1.   How are you doing – really? 2.   How are you navigating the holiday season? 3.   Name one positive thing from the holiday season. 4.   Name one negative or challenging thing from the holiday season. 5. What is one takeaway you have about this season that will h...

Finding joy while grieving and while observing the holidays can seem impossible. I approach this topic in a different way by going over a few small ways you can tap into joy. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (PA residents only), visit ⁠www.starfishcounseling.biz⁠ .

TW: I offer an exercise that may bring up discomfort or pain, especially for survivors of trauma. Please proceed with caution or feel free to skip the exercise. What can you do with those memories that seem to pop up a lot during the holiday season? I offer some guidance here as well as some journal prompts to gain further insight. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gm...

In this episode, I talk about what grief splurges are and how they can help you cope with grief. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

I do a brief check-in here on the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. to see how you are faring. I offer some questions to help you gauge where you are in your grief process as it relates to the holidays. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz For therapy inquiries (PA residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

This is a short guided meditation for grief. You may want to have a notebook or journal handy for this episode. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com Therapy Inquiries (PA residents only): www.starfishcounseling.biz

In the last part of this microseries on doing the bare minimum when it comes to the holidays, I talk about some options for gift giving. I also talk about an extra episode I'm doing during the week of Thanksgiving. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

In this episode, I talk about how to approach meal prep and social activities when you're grieving during the holiday season. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

I offer some suggestions on how to take a minimalist approach to decorating for the holiday season when you just don't have the energy or desire to decorate. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (PA residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

I sometimes get asked - What if I don't observe the holidays? What if I don't celebrate? Could I still be impacted? I dive a little bit into that topic in this episode. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (PA residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

Feelings, feelings, feelings - those pesky feelings. They seem more acute during the holiday season when you're grieving. This episode takes a look at how to tend to those emotions. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com Social Media: 1. Facebook - Starfish Counseling for Grief and Loss 2. Instagram - @starfishcounselingforgrief My Grief Support Group is held...

Holiday planning is the subject of this episode. I go over a few questions and suggestions that could make this process easier for you. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

This is Part One of my annual holiday series on grief and the holidays. Today I talk about accepting the fact that the holiday season will not be what you hope it to be. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

I give you a quick peek of what it's like to be in a grief counseling session with me, and I explain the counseling process in general. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For Pennsylvania residents looking for therapy, go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

I go over some reasons why the second year of grief can be harder than the first. I also highlight why the second year can be a time of opportunity. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com Online Grief Support Group meets at 7 p.m. EDT on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month via Zoom. To sign up, email lori@starfishcounseling.biz. For therapy inquiries (Pennsyl...

In this episode, I take a very general look at how some cultures address death and grief. If you come from a culture I didn't mention, I'd be interested in learning how your culture treats the death and grief process. You can share that with me at Lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com. For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), go to www.starfishcounsel...

There are a few factors that influence how we grieve. I go over that list in today's episode. I am making a list of topics that I want to cover on the podcast in 2024, so if you have an idea, please email me at lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com. For therapy inquiries (Pennsylvania residents only), email lori@starfishcounseling.biz or visit www.starfishcounseling....

Decisions, decisions - you will have to make a lot of them as you grieve. In this episode, I go over why you should wait on making some decisions and what you can do instead. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries (for Pennsylvania residents): www.starfishcounseling.biz

I list the 5 top reasons why grief support groups help people navigate loss and I also give some tips on what to look for in a group. Resources I mention: 1. GriefShare: griefshare.org 2. David Kessler's group and resources: grief.com 3. My Online Grief Support Group: Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. EDT. Email me at lori@starfishcounseling.biz to get a Zoom link for th...

TW: Trauma, traumatic loss I talk about what traumatic grief is and how it can develop. I also go over ways you can help yourself as you navigate this particularly complicated and difficult kind of grieving. Resource: www.whatsyourgrief.com Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com

I'm away for the week, so for today's episode, I'm replaying one of the more popular episodes that have been downloaded. The topic is about helping yourself or someone else who's grieving. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com For therapy inquiries, go to www.starfishcounseling.biz . (Pennsylvania residents only)

Today I talk about some of the nuances of grief associated with being a caregiver. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com. If you're in Pennsylvania and are interested in receiving therapy services from Lori, please go to www.starfishcounseling.biz .

In this episode, I go over the "Tasks of Mourning," as posited by grief researcher Dr. J.W. Worden. Dr. Worden believes each griever completes tasks as they move through the bereavement process. To research: Dr. J. W. Worden & the Tasks of Mourning Contact: Lori - lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com. If you're in Pennsylvania and are interesting in wo...

In this episode, I go over a few suggestions on how to handle grief when the supportive calls, texts, cards, etc. stop coming. Contact: lori@starfishcounseling.biz or starfishcounselingforgl@gmail.com.