A common question grievers ask is, “Where do I go from here?” Dealing with grief is the least talked about and therefor, the least understood subject in the Western world. We have a lot of …
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Next Session Begins on Thursday, September 9, 2010
400 S. Power Rd (SW Corner of Power and Broadway Rds) Mesa, AZ 85206 Phone: 480-830-4422
We ask everyone to purchase the Grief Recovery Handbook 20th Anniversary Edition, for the program. Books can be purchased at the first session. You will need a book to participate in the program.
Sessions are for eight weeks. We meet on Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Hospitality Centre at Mariposa Gardens.
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER BY CALLING MARIPOSA GARDENS AT 480-830-4422
For more information: 480-830-4422.
Future sessions in 2010: Thursday, January
Russell Friedman and John W. James wrote an article called, The Myth of the Stages of Dying, Death and Grief found on the Institute of Grief Recovery website, www.grief.net, which I have paraphrased in …
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There is a wonderful website that I recently read that contains a lot of great information on talking with children about suicide. It is at www.helpstartshere.org and the article is “Grief and Loss Tip …
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