grief facilitation
Atlanta's Inaugural Death Cafe
As usual, I was listening to NPR on the way home. I heard about the Death Cafe concept started in England in late 2011 by Jon Underwood. The purpose of a Death Cafe is to foster a safe, respectful, confidential, casual forum for discussion of death and how our thoughts and questions about death impact the way…
Read MoreFather's Day H.U.G.S.
The Ball Toss activity kicked off Father’s Day H.U.G.S. last Saturday at Kate’s Club. Kaylan’s dad loved ice cream. His favorite basketball player was Michael Jordan. And he was a great friend to all. Immediately after sharing some of the things she’d written about her dad, the 12-year-old drew and filled in a pink heart…
Read MoreGrief Facilitation Tips
Loss of a parent at any age is emotionally the same. People have varying levels of awareness and depth of relationship with the deceased depending on age – for example a six year old will have a different understanding of the finality of death and a shorter time period available to know the deceased loved…
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