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My Precious Pet Died. Should I Get a New One?
Many of us love our pets like they’re little children. For some people, our pets are our children in that we don’t have human children to...
bethhewett
Oct 20, 20235 min read
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The Passage of the Seasons
When we were little children, we learned about the four seasons of the year: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Depending on where we...
bethhewett
Oct 4, 20234 min read
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Grieving the 343—and More
In everyone’s life, there are incidents that are completely unforgettable. They are so stunning that they mark a before and an after that...
bethhewett
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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Why We Celebrate Labor Day: Honoring Those Who Came Before
Labor Day originated as a federal holiday in 1882 to honor working people. Its inception was part of a movement to give people an...
bethhewett
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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Moving Your Body for Traumatic Grief
Yoga, acting, and other body movement work can be good for grief, especially griefs that stem from traumatic experiences. Some...
bethhewett
Aug 18, 20233 min read
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Mary Todd Lincoln: A Bereaved Parent's Nightmare
I’ve had many opportunities to support bereaved parents, who suffer greatly from the unnatural losses of their children. Sometimes their...
bethhewett
Aug 4, 20236 min read
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When the Dying Belongs to All of Us
There are times in our lives when we strongly feel the deaths of others around us, the deaths of people we never knew but of whom we...
bethhewett
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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Motivation to Help: Grief and the Environment
As Dr. Francis Weller points out, we also grieve for our world—for the hurt done to others, for unnecessary pain, for war, for human-caused
bethhewett
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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Grief is Like . . . an Old Pair of Jeans
I like to share with other bereaved people different ways to think about their grief. One way to look at grief is to compare it with a...
bethhewett
Jul 7, 20233 min read
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Finding Hope through Near-Death Experiences
In my work as a bereavement facilitator trainer, I get to meet a lot of interesting and loving people who have a real passion for working...
bethhewett
Jun 23, 20234 min read
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Two Fathers; Two Sons
Two men. Two fathers. Each had a precious son in his early twenties. Had. Each son is now dead. Each man has more sorrow than he ever...
bethhewett
Jun 9, 20232 min read
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For Those Who Made Us Free
Plenty of people are grumping loudly and even protesting violently about the problems we face in the United States. There certainly are...
bethhewett
May 29, 20232 min read
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Take God to the Mat
So, you thought you might try some yoga for your grief? Yoga certainly has benefits for the bereaved. Practicing yoga (and some martial...
bethhewett
May 26, 20233 min read
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On Mothers: Healing Art as a Tool for Grief
Mother's Day is a wonderful time to honor our mothers, those women who brought us into this world or who raised us. It’s a day that can...
bethhewett
May 12, 20233 min read
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Unlikeable Me
Beth reviews the novel, The World Without You by Joshua Henckin through the lens of grief.
bethhewett
Apr 21, 20234 min read
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Don’t Hope for Hope. Make Hope!
Some bereaved people describe their grief as a sense of hopelessness, like the world won’t ever be right or fulfilling again. It can feel...
bethhewett
Apr 4, 20234 min read
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Use Sankofa Wisdom
Grief isn’t something to be gotten over. Even though our culture asks us to “get over it,” “move on,” and “find someone (or something)...
bethhewett
Feb 13, 20234 min read
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Kintsugi for the Love of the Broken Hearted
Grief is all about love. When someone we love dies or when we otherwise lose someone or something precious to us, we often feel the...
bethhewett
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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What’s Your Word?
Happy New Year! The new year always brings a sense of anticipation, doesn’t it? Along with the scent of winter and the newness of holiday...
bethhewett
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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