Grief

Grief Care

Recovery Resources:

There is a variety of religious, community, and other support resources that are available to assist in the grief and recovery process.

In addition to clergy, professional grief counselors, family and friends, the following readings may also be helpful:

“Don’t Take My Grief Away”, a book by Doug Manning
“Living When a Loved One Has Died”, by Earl A. Grollman
“For Bereaved Grandparents”, by Margaret Gerner
“Holiday Help”, by Sandra Graves, Ph. D., A.T.R., and Sherry Williams, R.M., B.A.
“Men and Grief”, by Carol Staudacher
“No Time for Goodbyes”, by Janice Lord
”Suicide: A Guide for Those Left Behind”, by Adina Wrobleski
“The Bereaved Parent”, by Harriet Schiff

The family’s ultimate goal should be to reach the stage of acceptance, which may be defined as a “leveling-off period”, within which those who are grieving may look back on pleasant memories, adjust to the loss of the deceased, and resume the activities of everyday life.

"Grief and Recovery, a Process":

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD, a well-known author and psychiatrist, has described five stages of the grieving and recovery process, these are:

1. Denial
2. Anger or Resentment
3. Bargaining and/or Guilt
4. Depression
5. Acceptance