Posts tagged Bereaved Parents
How 9/11 Helped Prepare Me For Life As a Grieving Father

In this piece, originally written for Still Standing Magazine, Will reflects on his experience living in New York City in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. He asks: “What happens when we realize that grief comes from the outside?” Fast-forward nearly 13 years, and Will is now a grieving father making sense of the death of his infant son Finlay. In processing this new loss and grief, he contemplates those grieving all around him.

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Holding Space & Sitting with Grief

On a beautiful Saturday morning we met in the home of a workshop attendee (herself a palliative care doctor) and dove into the material. Deeply impacted by the influential work of Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, Amy brought our focus to three main related areas of discussion: companioning the bereaved, strengthening support networks, and the place/purpose of ritual.

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