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Self-Care in Covid-19

SELF-CARE FOR THE BEREAVED,  DURING A PANDEMIC this talk was given on Facebook Live  it can be watched on our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/JamesReid1900JohnCounter/videos/945...
By Nancy Hancock
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, April 6, 2020

Changing Relationships in Grief

Changing Relationships in Grief   Public Information Evening James Reid Funeral Home March 2, 2020 Therese Barrett   We have talked throughout the year of the many experiences we e...
By Therese Barrett
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, March 2, 2020

Healing Your Grieving Heart: For Teens

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas Author: Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D., Companion Press 2001. Reviewed by: Therese Barrett, James Reid Bereavement Support Provider Dr Wolfelt ...
By Dr. Alan Wolfelt
In Bereavement Book Reviews
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The Emotions of Grief: Loneliness & Guilt

THE EMOTIONS OF GRIEF: LONELINESS AND GUILT Public Information Evening James Reid Funeral Home Nancy Hancock November 4, 2019 The death of a loved family member or friend brings a flood of fe...
By Nancy Hancock
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, November 4, 2019

The Emotions of Grief: Anxiety, Anger & Depression

THE EMOTIONS OF GRIEF The James Reid Funeral Home Bereavement Support Program April 1, 2019 Nancy A. Hancock   Listen to this quote by an unknown author: “Grief never ends…But it change...
By Nancy Hancock
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, April 1, 2019

Rituals and Remembering in Grief

  Rituals & Remembering in Grief The James Reid Funeral Home Bereavement Support Program Monday, January 7, 2019, 7 pm Sarah Reid Hedberg   A sense of confusion and loss of con...
By Sarah Reid Hedberg
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, January 7, 2019

Religion? "Open," just like my funeral

This Christmas Eve saw me sitting on the couch beside my mother-in-law with laptop open, planning her funeral. She lives in Ohio, has pancreatic cancer, and just moved to an Assisted Living residen...
By Sarah Reid-Hedberg
In Thoughts of an Undertaker's Daughter
Friday, January 4, 2019
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The Seasons of Grief

  THE SEASONS OF GRIEF January 4, 2021 Public Information Evening James Reid Funeral Home Nancy Hancock I know that each one of you has come tonight because you are mourning the loss of a l...

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More Books For Every Loss

JAMES REID FUNERAL HOME LENDING LIBRARY  We have books for everyone in our lending library. We will highlight some periodically to introduce you to them and help you to find something that mi...

Books for Every Loss

James Reid Funeral Home Lending Library  We have books for everyone in our lending library. We will highlight some periodically to introduce you to them and help you to find something that mi...

Streaming Goodbye During Covid-19

*Names and identifying details changed. I wake into morning light filtering through the blinds. I stretch my hands up into the empty dimness above me. Today these hands are charged with holding fa...

Grief and Loss Throughout Life in Covid-19

Grief and Loss Throughout Life Grief is a natural response to a loss. It’s the emotion you feel when something or someone you love has been taken away. The pain of a loss can be overwhelm...