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We hope to continue to provide you with current and useful information that will give you information on coping with life losses, whether your own or another’s.
Besides the articles and links on this page, you can find additional material on the Resources and Books page, and specific suggestions for use when working with children, teenagers, or adults and seniors. We welcome your comments and suggestions on topics for future articles.
Articles on Coping During the Holidays
Articles on Taking Care of Children
Understanding Children’s Grieving
Children’s grief and grieving process is not well understood or supported even though there is some research and information on the subject. (An overview of […]
The Impact of Violence of Children
Children are being raised in a number of violent situations from domestic violence in the home to street/gang violence in the neighborhood, to violence on […]
School Success and Mental Health
We all know we perform better when we feel better; physically or mentally. Now research is supporting our natural instinct with studies documenting children/youth success […]
The Importance of Dads
“I need a Daddy to be a Child” states 4 year old Tara. Tara lived with her mother and did not know about Daddies in […]
Articles on Mental Health
Maintaining Positive Mental Health during Displacement
We can choose to be displaced from our home and separated from our family for school, employment and personal growth. Even when we make this […]
Healing Our “Emotional” Heart
We hear statements such as “He has a broken heart”, “My heart is sad”, “That is a heartache” and we understand that a person is […]
2022 Resolutions in a Continuing Pandemic
It is January of a new year, 2022. In most years it is traditional to define a few resolutions we wish to accomplish, which are […]
The Impact of Violence of Children
Children are being raised in a number of violent situations from domestic violence in the home to street/gang violence in the neighborhood, to violence on […]
Articles on Emotional Healing
Learning From Other’s Grief
We all experience loss for which we grieve. This is, unfortunately, part of being human. While we each grieve our losses in our own way […]
Collective Trauma: A Global Impact
With the worldwide COVID pandemic and most recently the war in Ukraine the term collective trauma is being used in many discussions. Collective Trauma is […]
Healing Our “Emotional” Heart
We hear statements such as “He has a broken heart”, “My heart is sad”, “That is a heartache” and we understand that a person is […]
Wearing A Red Nose: Healing through Humor
In the 1980s a film about a Medical Doctor, Patch Adams, was very popular. Based on a true story, Patch Adams is a doctor who uses […]
Articles For Fathers
The Importance of Dads
“I need a Daddy to be a Child” states 4 year old Tara. Tara lived with her mother and did not know about Daddies in […]
Have a Heart: Teaching and Cultivating Compassion
When we show kindness, caring, and a willingness to help others, we are showing compassion. While often used interchangeable with sympathy being compassionate brings with it […]
Cultivating Kindness and Service
We are often appalled at the callus approach and treatment of human beings throughout the world which we can see daily on a variety of […]
Understanding And Building Resiliency
Resiliency is the new “buzz’ word moving through many different fields and professionals from trauma and stress, to academic success to the workplace. But what […]
Articles For Seniors
Understanding And Building Resiliency
Resiliency is the new “buzz’ word moving through many different fields and professionals from trauma and stress, to academic success to the workplace. But what […]
May You Live to be One Hundred
A famous proverb states: “May you live to be a one hundred and may I live to be 99” The first time I heard that […]
Nine “Guide Points” to Enjoying the “Golden Years”
One of the interesting complexities of human beings is our struggle with our age.When we are young we are always trying to be “Older” yet […]
Nurturing Grandparent Relationships: Everyone Benefits!
We all need to belong to a family-our family. It provides us with a sense of connection, community and legacy. From the first moments we […]
Articles For Teens
School Success and Mental Health
We all know we perform better when we feel better; physically or mentally. Now research is supporting our natural instinct with studies documenting children/youth success […]
Wearing A Red Nose: Healing through Humor
In the 1980s a film about a Medical Doctor, Patch Adams, was very popular. Based on a true story, Patch Adams is a doctor who uses […]
Healing Through the Art
“Giraffes Can’t Dance” is an inspirational story of a Giraffe who believes he cannot dance until one day he finds the music that speaks to […]
Teens and Suicide: Risk Factors and Prevention
by Paulina Rael Jaramillo The alarming increase in suicide rates during the past decades have forced us to deal differently with an issue that not […]
Articles in Spanish
Separación familiar: Jamás se puede justificarla?
Se habían separado familiares hace siglos y por motivos diversos. En el pasado, los padres se marchaban para encontrar trabajo o luchar en la guerra. […]
Entender las experiencias adversas en la infancia
El estudio sobre las experiencias adversas en la infancia o ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) es la exploración más actual sobre el impacto de los traumas […]
Un tiempo para el respeto y para la justicia
Se presta mucha atención a los ideales del respeto y la justicia para individuos y grupos en los EEUU y por todo el mundo. Nuestro […]
Cultivar la amabilidad y el servicio
A menudo nos horroriza el enfoque y el trato insensibles que reciben los seres humanos en todo el mundo y que podemos ver a diario […]
2022 Resolutions in a Continuing Pandemic
It is January of a new year, 2022. In most years it is traditional to define a few resolutions we wish to accomplish, which are […]
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Simplified Holidays During a Pandemic
We will all experience many types of loss during the holiday season because of the pandemic; loss of holiday activities, loss of family gatherings, loss […]
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Being Thankful during a Pandemic
The pandemic is and has taken its toll on everyone from those who have become ill, even dying, to school at home, unemployment, financial challenges, […]
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Dealing with Grief During the Holidays
By Paulina Rael Jaramillo Grief and the emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one is an agonizing experience and during the holidays it […]
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