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getting grief right

6/25/2017

 
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Audio Interview with Author
​When the New York Times ran Patrick O’Malley’s story about the loss of his infant son—and how his inability to “move on” challenged everything he was taught as a psychotherapist—it inspired an unprecedented flood of gratitude from readers.
What he shared was a truth that many have felt but rarely acknowledged by the professionals they turn to: that our grief is not a mental illness to be cured, but part of the abiding connection with the one we’ve lost.
Illuminated by O’Malley’s own story and those of many clients that he’s supported, readers learn how the familiar “stages of grief” too often mislabel our sorrow as a disorder, press us to “get over it,” and amplify our suffering with shame and guilt when we do not achieve “closure” in due course.
“Sadness, regret, confusion, yearning—all the experiences of grief—are a part of the narrative of love,” reflects O’Malley. Here, with uncommon sensitivity and support, he invites us to explore grief not as a process of recovery, but as the ongoing narrative of our relationship with the one we’ve lost—to be fully felt, told, and woven into our lives.
For those in bereavement and anyone supporting those who are, Getting Grief Right offers an uncommonly empathetic guide to opening to our sorrow as the full expression of our love.
​Source:  www.soundstrue.com

living room workout

6/19/2017

 

understanding conflict

6/15/2017

 
LinkedIn Learning

BIG

6/14/2017

 

a skill

5/31/2017

 

principles of living longer

4/29/2017

 

iPad basics

4/27/2017

 
​A neighbour mentioned the other day that she was told that '... for her age, an iPad purchase would be preferable to a desktop computer'.  Another neighbour requested help with her iPad to reinstall the Netflix app.  If you need assistance, feel free to call Unit 15.  
Free learning available here:  
https://www.gcflearnfree.org/ipadbasics/

twelve life lessons from the dying

4/13/2017

 
Twelve recurring life lessons from the 12,000 deaths he has witnessed in his experience as the Manager of Mukti Bhawan:
  1. Resolve all conflict before you go
  2. Simplicity is the truth of life
  3. Filter out people's bad traits
  4. Be willing to seek help from others
  5. Find beauty in simple things
  6. Acceptance is liberation
  7. Accepting everyone as the same makes service easier
  8. If/when you find your purpose, do something about it
  9. Habits become values
  10. Choose what you want to learn
  11. You don’t break ties with people; you break ties with the thought they produce
  12. 10 percent of what you earn should be kept aside for dharma (goodwill)
Details on each life lesson > > > here.

What happens when death is what's for dinner

4/12/2017

 
The dinner table is the most forgiving place for difficult conversation. The ritual of breaking bread creates warmth and connection, and puts us in touch with our humanity. It offers an environment that is more suitable than the usual places we discuss end of life. -- http://deathoverdinner.org/

​Starter Kit: http://theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ConversationProject-ConvoStarterKit-English.pdf

Workbook:  http://deathoverdinner.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DeathOverDinnerWorkbook130910Clean.pdf

BOOK:  FINDING MEANING 

4/11/2017

 
​What does it really mean to be a grown up in today’s world? We assume that once we “get it together” with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood presents varying levels of growth, and is rarely the respite of stability we expected. Turbulent emotional shifts can take place anywhere between the age of thirty-five and seventy when we question the choices we’ve made, realize our limitations, and feel stuck— commonly known as the “midlife crisis.” Jungian psycho-analyst James Hollis believes it is only in the second half of life that we can truly come to know who we are and thus create a life that has meaning. In Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Hollis explores the ways we can grow and evolve to fully become ourselves when the traditional roles of adulthood aren’t quite working for us, revealing a new way of uncovering and embracing our authentic selves. Offering wisdom to anyone facing a career that no longer seems fulfilling, a long-term relationship that has shifted, or family transitions that raise issues of aging and mortality, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development. ~ Amazon.ca
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