Grief Note: Tears of Grief

by graphicedge | Oct 19, 2023

CLB Grief Notes   A Grief Note On… Tears of Grief   There are many examples of secretion of tears in the animal kingdom, however humans are the only “animals” who cry for emotional reasons. Many researchers have investigated human crying and...

Grief Note: Secondary Trauma

by graphicedge | Oct 19, 2023

CLB Grief Notes   A Grief Note On… Secondary Trauma   Any griever knows that it is not just an initial death that is traumatic and stress producing, but also the subsequent struggling to find ways to live without the deceased. The grief process is made even...

Grief Note: Disenfranchised Grief

by graphicedge | Oct 19, 2023

CLB Grief Notes   A Grief Note On… Disenfranchised Grief   Disenfranchised grief refers to grief that is unacknowledged, avoided, minimized or otherwise not legitimized by society and/or the mourner’s social support system. This concept was coined by...

Grief Note: Continuing Bonds

by graphicedge | Oct 19, 2023

CLB Grief Notes   A Grief Note On… Continuing Bonds   Did you know that…? The counselors at the Center for Loss and Bereavement work from a variety of the latest and best researched Grief models and concepts. One of these is called “Continuing...

Grief Note: Ambiguous Loss

by graphicedge | Oct 19, 2023

CLB Grief Notes   A Grief Note On… Ambiguous Loss   Dr. Pauline Boss, a family therapist and researcher, began work in the 1970’s on a concept of loss that did not involve clear and tangible absences like death. The concept was coined ambiguous loss –...