Posts from October 2016

A Different Grief – A Man’s Grief

October 23, 2016
Jo Christner, Psy.D.
Grief

Everyone goes through a natural grieving process when a death occurs. We each behave and express feelings according to the way we’ve been taught and as modeled by our society, our culture, our family, our peers and other influences. A belief system is created that affects the way that we perceive life, death and grief.

HOPE Group Members Speak: Ruthie

Grief Support Group Los Angeles The mission of HOPE Connection is to help people whose lives have been touched by the death of a loved one – by providing individual and group support, educational programs and information that helps  alleviate the pain of grief and promote healing. In this series of videos, Group Members share what HOPE Connection has meant to them.…

From Loneliness Blooms Connectedness

October 17, 2016
Evelyn Pechter, Psy.D.
Grief, Groups

As both a HOPE Connection Therapist and an alumna of HOPE’s support groups, Evelyn has a unique and insightful perspective on grieving, healing and the upcoming holidays, which she shares here. Grief and loneliness brings a feeling of a “hole in my heart’” that cannot easily be bandaged. The connection of loneliness to grief is strong and indeed a profound feeling. It’s…