Welcome To The “A Season For Healing” Grief Support Program

We want to make sure you end up in the right place so please choose the best option for you from the fol­low­ing 3 choices:

  1. I’m a new griever. I’ve just lost a loved one and need some help and sup­port. Click Here.
  2. I have lin­ger­ing or unre­solved grief. If you have been mourn­ing your loss for more than a year, this sec­tion is for you. Click Here.
  3. I’m a com­pas­sion­ate friend or asso­ciate. A friend or per­son I work with just lost some­one. I want to do some­thing but I feel some­what help­less. Beyond being a good lis­tener, what can I do?
    Click here for some suggestions.
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Grieving a Loss of a Loved One: Age as a factor in mourning

By Tim­o­thy J. O’Brien, M.S. The loss of a loved one is one of the most stress­ful events humans can expe­ri­ence. Just as no two peo­ple are exactly alike, griev­ing a loss dif­fers between indi­vid­u­als. Many fac­tors influ­ence how we … Con­tinue read­ing →

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FREE book PDF Download Now Available! Is It Time to Say Goodbye? A Guide for Considering a Difficult Decision for Your Pet

Now Avail­able as a FREE book PDF Down­load! at our sis­ter site PetLossGriefGuide.com Is It Time to Say Good­bye? A Guide for Con­sid­er­ing a Dif­fi­cult Deci­sion for Your Pet by ISMPI Direc­tor Tim­o­thy J. O’Brien, M.S.provides a step by step … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Loss of a Loved One: Grieving and Bouncing Back

by Tim­o­thy J. O’Brien, M.S. It’s almost a uni­ver­sal given that every­one expe­ri­ences some kind of loss. How can we start over when we are in the depths of griev­ing? How can we regain per­spec­tive, atti­tude, and enthu­si­asm when we’ve … Con­tinue read­ing →

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During Times of Grief, If You Feel Anxious, Make A List

When you lose a loved one, do you feel over­whelmed by all that needs to be done? You know, that crush­ing feel­ing of hav­ing too much to do, too many respon­si­bil­i­ties, and too lit­tle time, energy, or resources to do them. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Frequency, Intensity and Duration of Grief Episodes

Los­ing a loved one leaves a big void in the fam­ily, and griev­ing the loss has its own indi­vid­u­al­ity and timetable. The look and feel of grief is per­sonal. The fre­quency of grief expres­sions, their inten­sity and their dura­tion dur­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Great “Stages of Grief” Debate: Gaining a Functional Perspective

By Tim­o­thy J. O’Brien, M.S. Are there Stages of Grief? “Yes,” said Kubler-Ross. “They’re a myth,” says Konigs­berg. “Cur­rent sci­en­tific lit­er­a­ture has found no evi­dence of the 5-stage model,” says Dr. Bonanno. “Time out – Step back and go to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Compassion Fatigue — Who Takes Care of the Caretakers?

Who takes care of the Care­tak­ers? Do You Suf­fer from Com­pas­sion Fatigue? ISMPI’s Har­di­ness and Resilience Train­ing By Tim­o­thy J. O’Brien, M.S. www.hyperstress.com www.griefguideandjournal.com www.thegriefsupportnetwork.org   © 2010, 2011 Tim­o­thy J. O’Brien Are you a per­son who con­stantly gives com­fort, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Traditional Books on Grief Miss the Critical Point!

While there might be 5 or 7 stages to grief, there are only 3 steps for deal­ing with it. Tra­di­tional approaches to grief are usu­ally either a nar­ra­tive about per­sonal expe­ri­ences as in C.S. Lewis’ A Grief Remem­bered or a … Con­tinue read­ing →

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