At 5:15 a.m. on a January Tuesday, freezing temperatures and wind meant that trainer Brooke Bradley Nicholson took us into a parking garage for our workout rather than in the open lot where she normally put us through our drills. Even in there, the cold penetrated my hat, gloves and layers of clothing. After three grueling sets that included power lunges, ramp runs, ramp shuffles and ramp back-pedals, I was soaked through to my outer layer. And, I was ready for the day.
Category Archives: Grief
Where Are the Mental Health Providers?
Millions of Americans with mental illness are hearing a loud and clear message: Get help. There’s still one question: Who is going to treat them?
Getting Grief Right
By the time Mary came to see me, six months after losing her daughter to sudden infant death syndrome, she had hired and fired two other therapists. She was trying to get her grief right.
Local Churches Unite to Provide Year-Round Bereavement Support
It is said death is a part of life. How one deals with grief can be a long journey that should not be taken alone.
Life After the Loss of a Baby: “The Most Cherished Treasures We Have”
Collette O’Toole hoped she would get a few hours with her baby after she was born. Sadly, Isabelle didn’t make it that far, writes Noel Baker.
Grief in the Classroom: “Saying Nothing Says a Lot”
Deborah Oster Pannell’s husband died when her son, Josiah, was 6 years old. That week, Pannell visited Josiah’s school and, with his teacher and guidance counselor, explained to his first-grade class what had happened.
Major Study of Bereaved Military Families Underway
With his wife and child close at hand, Army Maj. Chad Wriglesworth battled skin cancer for more than a year before dying at age 37. “It was long and painful and awful,” said Aimee Wriglesworth, who believes the cancer resulted from exposure to toxic fumes in Iraq. Yet the 28-year-old widow from Bristow, Virginia, seized a chance to recount the ordeal and its aftermath to a researcher, hoping that input from her and her 6-year-old daughter might be useful to other grieving military families.
How Schools Cope After a Tragedy Like Suicide
Teens congregate in the high school hallways. A bewildered student sits alone on the floor. Girls huddle in the restroom as rumors fly.
New Campaign Focuses On Those Going Through Bereavement
The survey by the Dying Matter Coalition found those who had suffered bereavement often felt unsupported and experienced negative reactions to their grief.
Roseville Parents Learn Lessons of Grief and Joy From Young Son
Once a week, Jenn and Troy Schally and their 9-year-old son, Eli, head to a grief support group through Fairview Youth Grief Services.