Carers be kind to yourselves
When caring, perhaps with a terminally ill loved one, it may be better to ask for help, because is too much to handle on you own.
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Funeral and Life Memorial Celebrant
A Caring Presence for you and your family so you can Celebrate a Life
Servicing Greater Adelaide, Fleurieu, South Coast and Adelaide Hills Regions of South Australia
Category: Grief and how to help
Suddenly they’re not there……
No more beach walks, no more going out together, no more sharing a bottle of wine. Once the person was there, and now they are not; forever. How do you support someone through the ‘no mores.’
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Supporting Grief – ‘If there is anything I can do…….’
When supporting grief, people will probably not respond to ‘is there anything I can do’ but will probably be appreciative of the shopping being done.
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Supporting Grief – There will be those days
For those in grief, there will be days and moments; birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries and events that will be triggers for sadness. Memories conjure up all manner of feelings……..
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Supporting Grief – Trauma and the Emotional Brain
When in trama, maybe in grief, our ability to reason and to think are compromised. We may need a friend to keep us safe.
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Supporting Grief – you may have heard it before
Supporting grief may involve being attentive to the same fears, emotions, stories and regrets over and over again. That is quite OK, as it is all part of being able to reconcile the past, with a new reality which is the present, to remember, and to be able to say goodbye.
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