Unique training in grief therapy leading towards the Certification in Meaning Reconstruction in Loss // Founded & directed by Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD.
Portland, OR
Joined March 2019
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‘There’s something quite inauthentic about calling them a loved one…you'd never have called them that in their lifetime'. @katewoodybath and @johnmacartney consider the phrase 'loved one’s' in the latest #NESBereavementPodcast. Listen: spoti.fi/4b2qTwm
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Saint Valentine presides over romantic love—or does he? Tonight at 7 pm ET, join Eric Huang of Saint Podcast to learn how an obscure patron saint of epilepsy, beekeeping, and the plague become a symbol of romance 👉 lnk.bio/s/morbidanatomy/Dark…
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Joanne Harpel’s New Film: Real Teens Talk About Their Suicide Losses From the Archives #grief #widow #widowedparentpodcast widowedparentinstitute.com/p…
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At age 93, Pablo Casals – the greatest cellist of all time, and Yo-Yo Ma's hero – reflects on creative vitality and how working with love prolongs your life themarginalian.org/2014/12/0…
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New TMU research explores what we can learn from grief - News and Events - Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) torontomu.ca/news-events/new…
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The Handbook of Grief Therapies, edited with @MilmanJane and Robert Neimeyer @PortlandLoss - now available; use the discount code to order directly from Sage.
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Grief has many faces.
Proud to be on the board of @griefaustralia , which provides evidence-informed counselling, support, and training to support people experiencing #grief and #loss . youtube.com/watch?v=rZmTYhf-…
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Death Studies: Vol 47, Issue 2 available now, with 12 articles on bereaved college students, #PetLoss, #ContinuingBonds, #SuicidalIdeation in #medstudents and #psychologists, #MAiD, #death preparation, #CovidAnxiety, and much more. tandfonline.com/toc/udst20/4…
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"...I have a friend whose grief is so complicated and consuming that she can’t find life for herself (her husband died from cancer about six years ago) and she can’t seem to move forward at all. Here is an excerpt from a text I received last week...
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Congratulations to the award-winning @artofdyingwell podcast, 5 years of thoughtful conversations. Here's a collection of their highlights - I'm delighted to be included in this lovely group.
Thanks, @JimmyAbbott1
A look back at five years of very special guests on our podcast - Sally Bundock, Julia Samuel, Greg Wise, Dr Kathryn Mannix, Professor Julia Riley, Dr Eric Clarke, Dr Lynn Basset, poet Audrey Ardern-Jones, and more. artofdyingwell.org/podcasts/
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Tino Rodriguez: Chinese New Year 2023, Sunday 22 January. This year is the year of the Rabbit, specifically, Water Rabbit. The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity in Chinese culture, and 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope.
Painting : Lunar Rabbits
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Another great paper on #EmotionalLabor in #psychotherapy by my PhD student James Clarke.
Managing emotional labour in the provision of psychotherapy – what matters most tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
@CPsychResearch @Curtin_enAble @telethonkids
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I love @RANeimeyer’s analogy of grief as a fire that ‘levels us right down to our foundations’. He talks of the ‘radical challenge’ of needing to adapt to a new life & ‘reconstruct rather than relinquish’ our bond w the person who died: youtu.be/sUf-inpNXw0 @PortlandLoss 2/7
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🆕It's the moment you've been waiting for...The Grief Channel is now live on YouTube! Featuring 120+ talks from @GoodGriefFest. We hope this offers knowledge and solace. Grateful to @TNLComFund for enabling us to make all content free to access.
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New study reveals importance of somatic complaints in bereaved university #students and implications for support! Great work by @LaurenSillis @laurence_claes @PPW_KULeuven @UniMelbMDHS @tweet_ACGB @drlaurenjbreen @DrAPitman mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/19/121…
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📣 News from Good Grief Festival! We'll be holding mini-festivals over the next year, each one with a different theme. October 28-29 is Grief & Memory.
Register for free now: goodgrieffest.com/whats-on
Grateful to @TNLComFund & all our collaborators @GoodGriefFest @GGC_Bristol
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💛 Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Support for those affected is critical to suicide prevention. Those bereaved by suicide are nearly twice as likely to attempt suicide - early support makes a difference.
📱 If you’ve been affected, we can help. buff.ly/3BVXBzY
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@RachelFriedman talks about her decision to become a death doula and offers three exercises to help us move away from distraction and live in the present. bit.ly/3PAEVJg
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Suicide can affect every one of us. By raising awareness, reducing the stigma & encouraging action we can help to reduce the instances of suicide around the world. #WSPD2022
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Oh @BBC -
Please use your D-words.
There is dignity in the language of death, used with compassion & kindness.
Let's give that dignity to the Queen.
Those closest to her are not resorting to euphemisms. Neither should you.