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May 9, 2023
Mental Health Month #1
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health America and Good Grief want us to take time to look around and look within in an...
May 9, 2023
Mental Health Month #2
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health America and Good Grief want us to take time to look around and look within in an...
May 9, 2023
Mental Health Month #3
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we can all learn a lesson about mental health from the wisdom of author and naturalist, John Burroughs (1837-1921)....
Mar 22, 2023
The Medium Doesn’t Matter: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
By Rebecca Soffer I’ll never forget the very first moment of the very first party I attended after my mom was killed in a car accident....
Mar 17, 2023
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories Part 1- Film
March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2023 is celebrating women who tell our stories. In this three part blog series, we will highlight...
Mar 17, 2023
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories Part 2- Written Word
March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2023 is celebrating women who tell our stories. In this three part blog series, we will highlight...
Mar 17, 2023
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories Part 3- Visual Arts
March is Women’s History Month, and the theme for 2023 is celebrating women who tell our stories. In this three part blog series, we will highlight...
Feb 9, 2023
Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others (Part 1 of 3)
Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others Part 1 of 3 In honor of Black History Month, this blog series...
Feb 9, 2023
Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others (Part 2 of 3)
Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others Part 2 of 3 This blog sets out to provide a high-level, introductory...
Feb 9, 2023
Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others (Part 3 of 3)
Black History Month Blog – Understanding your grief, and the grief of others Part 3 of 3 This blog series sets out to provide understanding of...
Dec 20, 2022
Virtual Holiday Show: Tuesday, December 20th at 7pm ET
Hello! My name is Isabella (Izzy). I am 13 years old and in eighth grade. I am a huge Robin Williams fan, and there’s a specific...
May 13, 2022
How to Help Students Develop a Growth Mindset
Strategies to help students develop a growth mindset to overcome challenges
Apr 13, 2022
Prolonged Grief Disorder- Our View on This New Diagnosis
We are concerned that establishing a timeline for grief can add to the stigma many feel when navigating the loss of a family member or loved...
Mar 25, 2022
Grief at Work – When the Personal Meets the Professional
There are numerous ways to ensure employees who are navigating grief feel supported.
Feb 28, 2022
How Social Emotional Learning Can Help Students
In the school environment, SEL is a proven approach to teaching students how to identify and process emotions, build relationships, and develop empathy for others.
Feb 18, 2022
5 Tips for Continuing Bonds with People We’ve Lost
There are numerous ways to continue bonds with your loved one who has died.
Jan 17, 2022
Common Grief Myths – The Grief Experts’ List
For many, the grieving experience is confusing because of common misconceptions and misunderstandings about how grief evolves, how long it lasts, its impact on children and...
Jan 13, 2022
Developing Emotional Intelligence in Children (5 Tips)
Teaching kids emotional intelligence can help children better manage stress, build strong relationships, empathize with others, and achieve life’s goals.
Dec 14, 2021
How to Explain Death to Children (Answered by Experts)
We often struggle to talk about death with other adults, so we often feel helpless when the need arises to inform a child someone has died.
Dec 7, 2021
Self-Care for Health: Top 3 Coping Strategies
The idea of caring for ourselves can feel a bit strange during times of heightened stress in our lives when it is easy to become self-critical.
Nov 22, 2021
How to Help a Grieving Child (Best Tips)
Children often struggle to adapt to this new normal. It takes patience, persistence, and the support of loved ones to get children through periods of grief....
Nov 16, 2021
Observing Children’s Grief Awareness Day this November
Children’s Grief Awareness Day seeks to raise awareness of the impact that death has on children, highlight the benefits of finding support, and equip peers and...
Nov 11, 2021
How to Practice Gratitude This Holiday Season
The holiday season is just around the corner. It’s a time of year when many people feel the stress of overloaded schedules, competing priorities, and the...
Oct 29, 2021
How Schools Can Help Grieving Students
At Good Grief, we equip educators with language, tools, and training to develop a sense of self-confidence in their ability to support their students navigating grief...