Jun 24, 2025 | Childhood Grief, Grief Recovery, Uncategorized
The Special Needs of the Grieving Child What Worked for Me By Toni Peterson Nearly six years ago, my husband and best friend of 37 years died suddenly of a heart attack. Our then 4-year-old granddaughter, Anne, and 18-month-old grandson, Joey, were with us at the...
Jun 24, 2025 | Childhood Grief, Grief Recovery
The Special Needs of the Grieving ChildBy Yvonne Herbst Bereaved children may display changes in behavior and eating patterns, as well as clinginess or separation anxiety. When a loved one dies, the surviving family members, friends and colleagues can be overwhelmed...
Jun 24, 2025 | Grief Recovery, Healing Through Music
Healing Through Music: What Worked For Me“Melodies of Memories” “Love Potion #9”“Killer Queen”“His Eye is on the Sparrow”“Dream a Little Dream of Me” It is not at first obvious what these songs have in common as they come from different music genres. Yet they have one...
Jun 24, 2025 | Grief Recovery, Healing Through Music
Healing Through Music by Michelle Hoffman A client shared that after her husband died, she was cooking one day and decided to play music from his laptop to help fill the silence. She did not know what to expect, and upon clicking the play button, she heard love. She...
Jun 24, 2025 | Grief Recovery, Support Groups and Workshops
Haven Grief Support Groups What Worked for Me by Stephanie Miller In January 2017, my partner of five years died. Like so many others who may be reading this newsletter, that day rocked the foundations of my world. It took some time and a not-insignificant amount of...
Jun 24, 2025 | Grief Recovery, Support Groups and Workshops
Support Groups and Workshops: How Haven Can Help by Janice Moody When a person loses a loved one, there is often a need to reach out to someone to talk to and share their grief. This can be a family member or friend. In addition to individual support, people find...
