- Shattered Bowl Project – Art Therapy for Grief - By Denise Brown, MA, ATR - Expressive Therapist & Grief Support Specialist at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care What does a shattered bowl have to do with grief? Imagine that the shattered bowl represents your shattered heart or your shattered life. How will you put yourself back together after experiencing grief and loss? When… Continue Reading
- Summer Provides Challenges when Coping with Grief - by Melissa Waugh MS, Grief Support Specialist This week marks the first day of summer. Despite the warm weather and more daylight, summer may bring challenges when coping with grief. Summer can be a favorite season of the year for many. You may look forward to having more energy to get out and do things.… Continue Reading
- Volunteering is 3 times blessed - When you volunteer: 1. You bless the organization you've chosen. 2. You bless the person or family you impact. 3. You give blessings to yourself. Our 500+ volunteers at Kansas City Hospice will tell you that they receive as much or more from their efforts as do the lives they impact. Think volunteering with hospice… Continue Reading
- Sorting Through - Sorting Through by Christy Hansen, LMSW, Grief Support Specialist at Kansas City Hospice When you must sort through a loved one’s belongings, it can be an overwhelming and emotional task. Whether it’s a home that holds a lifetime of memories or a shared space where many objects are a painful reminder, approaching the process with… Continue Reading
- Day of the Dead can inspire us to cope with grief - Part Three of a three-part series on how grief support looks to traditions like Day of the Dead to help people learn new coping skills. In Part Two, we explored the traditions while discussing how they might provide a different perspective for anyone grieving a loved one. Now in Part Three, we'll look at some of… Continue Reading
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