Mindfulness & Grief Articles On Creative Grief Tools

Valentine’s Day Grief: Creative Ways To Cope With Grief & Celebrate Your Love

Widows, widowers, and anyone who has lost a partner knows just how hard it is to cope with grief on Valentine’s Day. Claudia Coenen, widow and creative grief counselor, shares creative ways to cope with grief and heartache on Valentine’s Day, as well as activities and practices to honor and celebrate you love that undeniably very much present.

Chakras for Grief & Trauma: A Tantric Guide to Energetic Wholeness with Karla Helbert

In the 19th episode of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast, R. Glenn Kelly (Ron) shares on the job self-care tips, as well insights into how business leaders and colleagues alike can cultivate a grief-literate work environment. A bereaved father and business leader, Ron is the author several books, including Grief in the Workplace and Sometimes I Cry In The Shower.

Mindful Music Listening: Another Resource for Coping with Grief

A mindful approach to listening to music personalized for you can expand your resources for coping with grief.

9 Ways to Describe Your Loss Through Poetry

For centuries, poets have been writing poems about loss – from William Shakespeare to contemporary poets. Writing a poem can help you process your feelings and pay tribute to the one you lost.

Songs That Heal: Music Therapy Tools & Techniques for Grief with Molly G. Hicks, MMT, MT-BC

Molly Hicks, music therapist & bereavement counselor shares the principles of music therapy, and how music can help you cope with grief and express how you really feel. She shares an original song, “Call in the Light,” which is “about darkness and light, which is very common in a lot of music and a lot of songs….the person who is grieving can call in a source of light from themselves and also from the memories that they share with their loved one and the bonds that they still have with that loved one.”

The Karuna Project: Compassion & Creativity for Grief with Claudia Coenen

Claudia Coenen of The Karuna Project explains how creativity and the principle of karuna – or compassion – can help us “pick up the pieces to become whole again.”

Passed & Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive with Allison Gilbert

Listen to Allison Gilbert, author of Passed & Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, share ways to celebrate family & friends and the importance of actively engaging in your grief-work.

Find Your Inner Wisdom & Honor Their Legacy Through Grief with The Kindness Rocks Project featuring Megan Murphy

Last Updated 1 month agoMINDFULNESS & GRIEF PODCAST EPISODE 2The Kindness Rocks ProjectWith Megan Murphy SHOW NOTES When my husband and I found our first “kindness rock” in Hagerstown City Park on Easter Sunday, I had no idea that I was stumbling upon a worldwide movement rooted in a woman’s journey of love and loss, and

Using Dramatherapy and Mindfulness to Cope with Grief

Last Updated 1 month agoFinding a Place of Comfort to Grieve This article explores the use of dramatherapy practice and mindfulness for the grief process. What is Dramatherapy? I will use Dr. Sue Jennings’ definition for the purpose of this article. Dr. Jennings has defined Dramatherapy as “the specific application of theatre structures and drama

Vision Board for Your Life After Loss

Last Updated 1 month agoWhen you were a child, did anyone ask you “what do you want to be when you grow up?” If so, what did you answer? Most of us had grand visions for our future—we did not set limits on what we could accomplish. Our imagination was free to roam wild, unburdened

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