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Making the Holidays Your Own

2019-11-22T12:37:23+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

Happy (?) Holidays. When grieving, the holidays can feel anything but happy. If this time of year makes you feel lonely, disconnected, resentful, overwhelmed and [...]

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  • The Stories We Tell
    The Stories We Tell

    The Stories We Tell

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The Stories We Tell

2019-08-31T11:05:34+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts, Uncategorized|

But when you're gone Who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?  Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton   The mention of our loved [...]

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  • Sharing A Lifetime With Grief
    Sharing A Lifetime With Grief

    Sharing A Lifetime With Grief

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Sharing A Lifetime With Grief

2019-07-10T21:09:44+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

I asked grief, how long would she stay? “For as many days as you love him” she answered. “Then we will be sharing my lifetime [...]

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  • Lean Into Spring
    Lean Into Spring

    Lean Into Spring

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Lean Into Spring

2019-04-29T18:30:12+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

Spring has sprung. The flowers are blooming. The birds are singing. The sun is shining. So why do you feel so dark? So stuck? So [...]

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  • Loving Yourself Through Grief
    Loving Yourself Through Grief

    Loving Yourself Through Grief

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Loving Yourself Through Grief

2019-02-12T02:18:10+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

Loving yourself through grief, it's necessary. Self-love, self-care, self-compassion, patience and a lot of reframing from  I can’t, I’ll never to I can and I [...]

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  • Happy?
    Happy?!

    Happy?!

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Happy?!

2019-01-03T22:19:02+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

You give power to words. You define meaning. When a person wishes you a Happy…. try to receive it as a blessing, a prayer, a wish for the intensity of your pain to subside and the love, positive remembrance and healing to comfort.

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  • Hope
    Hope

    Hope

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Hope

2018-09-30T12:08:08+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

Grief without hope is a perilous journey. Hope is a primal need. Hope sparks our ability to believe that the enveloping heaviness, the soul reducing [...]

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  • And So I Write….

    And So I Write….

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And So I Write….

2018-09-28T21:59:34+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

When my Mom was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme I became consumed with questions, fears and so many emotions...too many and too big to contain. [...]

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  • Coping with Secondary Losses
    Secondary Losses

    Secondary Losses

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Secondary Losses

2018-06-01T10:52:39+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

When we think about grief we frequently focus on death itself. Grief is compounded by secondary losses that we often neglect to give credence to. [...]

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  • Managing the Anxiety of Deep Grief
    Managing the Anxiety of Deep Grief

    Managing the Anxiety of Deep Grief

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Managing the Anxiety of Deep Grief

2018-04-11T11:23:19+00:00By Jennifer Stern, LISW|My Articles & Thoughts|

Deep grief is disorienting. The overwhelming uncertainty, disbelief and confusion of trying to accept, integrate and adjust to the new normal of life without your [...]

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