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Loss and Hope Service
Recovery at Powell will have a special service focused on finding hope in the midst of the losses we have experienced. The Loss & Hope Service will help us reflect on the losses which caused us to journey to the dark night of the soul and then lead us to the Light of the World…
Read More10 Steps to Setting Boundaries.
10 Steps to Setting Boundaries Know what you want. Give yourself permission to ask for it. Be specific with your request. Ask without apology. Watch your expectations. Accept the answer if it’s no. Don’t take it personally. Take responsibility for your own wants and needs. Find a way to fulfill it yourself. Let go of…
Read MoreOctober 12 Free Introduction to Loss and Grief Recovery/Helping Children with Loss
FREE INTRODUCTION October 12, 2020 6-7:00 p.m. with a special segment on Helping Children with Loss Topic: October 12 Loss and Grief Recovery Intro Time: Oct 12, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84753817513?pwd=OVY4K0FDdVBWSFlsL05FQm1mcGZNUT09 Meeting ID: 847 5381 7513 Passcode: 799411 You don’t need anyone to tell you when your…
Read MoreNational Grief Awareness Day- August 30 & National Overdose Awareness Day – August 31
August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day and August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Anyone who has experienced the grief that comes with the loss of a friend or family member who died and/or suffered from an overdose might wonder why there is just one day in the year that has been earmarked as special…
Read More7 Ways to Cope with the Postponement or Change to the First Day of School
7 Ways to Cope with the Postponement or Change to Virtual Schooling Have you and your children been looking forward to the opening of school but now most everything has changed due to COVID-19 and social distancing? It can be disappointing for both students and parents. It also creates hardships on many families…
Read MoreUnanswerable Questions…healing comes in small moments – July 26
I had to struggle alone, and all I knew was that Father’s death caused me to ask questions for which I could find no answer, and I was living in a world which believed that all questions are answerable. I, too, believe that all questions are answerable, but not in scienfic terms or in…
Read MoreLosing a Pet…Grieving the Loss of a Friend
Losing a pet can be one of the most painful experiences a person can have. There is much talk in today’s world about unconditional love. It would be wonderful if human beings were capable of such a thing. The sad truth is that we fall short of the mark. While unconditional love is probably impossible,…
Read More12 Things you Should & Should Not Say to the Class of 2020
Do you know someone who was supposed to graduate from middle school, high school, college, or trade school this year, but can’t because of COVID-19? There’s a large group of people who are heartbroken over the fact that they won’t have a traditional graduation ceremony. Class of 2020 students dreamed of this day only to…
Read MoreTHE WIDE SPECTRUM OF MOTHERING by Amy Young
To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you To those who lost a child this year–we mourn with you To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stain–we appreciate you To those who experienced loss through miscarriage, failed adoptions,…
Read MoreCompassion Fatigue…Are you running on empty?
. Charles Figley has studied the subject of Compassion Fatigue since the 1970’s. In his words, Compassion fatigue is a state experienced by those helping people in distress; it is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped to the degree that it is traumatizing for the helper. Most…
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