Grief | Grieving | Death of a Child

MAY 15, 2008 – FAMILIES COPING WITH LOSS:  DR. J. WILLIAM WORDEN, a leader in the field of grief counseling and grief therapy. His research and clinical work span a period of over 40 years. He is affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology. He is also a co-Investigator of the Harvard Child Bereavement Study, based at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the author of Personal Death Awareness; Children & Grief: When a Parent Dies, and is co-author of Helping Cancer Patients Cope. His book Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner is widely used around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Cindy Bullens is a critically acclaimed two-time Grammy nominee. Her inspiring, widely acclaimed 1999 CD “Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth,” was written and recorded after the tragic death of her 11 year-old daughter Jessie. Since its release Cindy has touched thousands of people around the world with her inspired songs of love and loss, despair and hope. Read the rest of this entry »

 In 1980 Candace Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter, Cari was killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver. The leniency of his sentence outraged Ms. Lightner who then organized Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The object of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunken driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime. The President of the United States bestowed upon her the Presidents Volunteer Action Award and she was the subject of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Driving: the Candy Lightner Story.” Read the rest of this entry »

FEBRUARY 28, 2008 - THE HEALING POWER OF GRIEF:  DR. MARILYN STOLZMAN AND GLORIA LINTERMANS:  Los Angeles-based Dr. Marilyn Stolzman brings her wisdom and hands-on experience to her books, The Healing Power of Grief and The Healing Power of Love.  She works as a bereavement counselor in private practice and is director of the non-profit Los Angeles-based organization H.O.P.E Unit Foundation for Bereavement, Loss and Transition.  Gloria Lintermans is a former syndicated newspaper columnist, currently a freelance writer, author, and widow.  She has hosted her own cable television show and radio program and is the author of The Newly Divorced Book of Protocol.  Read the rest of this entry »

 Norma Garcia’s daughter, Jasmine, was killed in an automobile accident in 2001.  Norma is the single mother of Samuel, age 14, and is the owner of a realty firm in San Antonio, Texas.  Since Jasmine’s death, Norma has made educating the public about organ and tissue donation her passion in life.  She has served on the National Donor Memorial Advisory Committee for the United Network for Organ Sharing and assisted in the design of the memorial in Richmond, Virginia, which honors America’s donor families.  She recently completed a book, My Dear Jasmine: From Tragedy to Triumph. Read the rest of this entry »

  Diana Gardner-Williams is the mother of a three-year-old son, two early pregnancy losses, and one stillbirth.  Nearly three years after losing her stillborn son Tanner, Diana set out to provide a creative outlet for parents to acknowledge and preserve the legacy of their “angel babies.”  Diana is owner and founder of Just a Cloud Away Inc., which provides specialty scrapbook remembrance kits to families grieving the loss of their baby.  Diana is also a professional landscape designer who has a passion for developing Memory Gardens to help those grieving the loss of a loved one. Read the rest of this entry »

January 10, 2008 - HEALING THROUGH SERVICE:  JOHN PETE.  John Pete is a Certified Grief Counselor and founder of www.MyGriefSpace.net <http://www.mygriefspace.net/> .  Like many others, John came to the field through losses in his personal life that include drowning, suicides, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, homicide, leukemia, AIDS and pets.  Whenever possible, John uses his personal experiences to ease the suffering of others who have lost a loved one.  He encourages anyone grieving a loss to actively seek out healing resources as a way to regain some much-needed control in their lives.  John states that he finds tremendous personal healing by helping others. Read the rest of this entry »

DECEMBER 27, 2007 – FINDING MEANING AFTER THE LOSS OF BOTH PARENTS:  LISA PEACOCK.  Lisa Peacock was touched by trauma at a young age.  In 1987 at age 9 Lisa suffered from the effects of a plane crash that took her father’s life.  Then at 19, Lisa suffered the traumatic loss of her mother in a car accident.  She dealt with depression, anxiety, guilt, and anger.  While coping with her situation, she felt a calling to help others that were suffering from trauma.  In 2002, The Peacock Foundation was founded. Read the rest of this entry »

DECEMBER 20, 2007 - GETTING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT YOUR SPOUSE:  LINDA DELLA DONNA.  Linda Della Donna is a freelance writer who supports new widows through the grief process.  A graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature and School of Hard Knocks, she writes about death, dying, and cancer and shares ways to turn an upside-down smile right side up again.  She writes from the heart.  Her blog http://Griefcase.blogspot.com/ <http://griefcase.blogspot.com/>  is written especially for widows. Read the rest of this entry »

DECEMBER 13, 2007 – MEN AND LOSS: NEIL CHETHIK.  Neil is an author, speaker and expert on the psychology of men.  He is author of the acclaimed book, FatherLoss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms With the Deaths of Their Dads (Hyperion 2001) based on his original research involving 350 men.  He also wrote VoiceMale: What Husbands Really Think About Their Marriages, Their Wives, Sex, Housework, and Commitment (Simon & Schuster 2006).  He is currently Writer-in-Residence at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Kentucky, where he lives with his wife, Kelly Flood, and son, Evan.  Read the rest of this entry »