The Myth of Stages of Grief by Mark Teats
Sun, 16/08/09 – 2:36 | No Comment

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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SCHEDULE FOR 2010
Mon, 7/09/09 – 6:07 | Comments Off

Next Session Begins on Thursday, March 25, 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 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: September 9th

When A Loved One Dies by Mark Teats
Mon, 13/07/09 – 3:42 | No Comment
When A Loved One Dies by Mark Teats

As a grief counselor who also works full time at Hospice Family Care, I see my share of grief and loss.  A principle that touches everyone who experiences a loss is this: We do …

Helping Your Child Cope With Grief by Mark Teats
Sun, 26/04/09 – 3:21 | No Comment
Helping Your Child Cope With Grief by Mark Teats

There is a lot of material one can read about helping children cope with grief.  The purpose of this article is to summerize some important principles.  Due to space and purpose, we will be brief …

How To Cope With Loss by Mark Teats
Mon, 2/03/09 – 7:39 | No Comment
How To Cope With Loss by Mark Teats

As a hospice and grief counselor, I deal with my share of loss.  When we think of loss, the most common is a loss due to the death of a loved one or friend.  However, …

Children Need To Be Told by Mark Teats
Mon, 5/01/09 – 10:08 | No Comment
Children Need To Be Told by Mark Teats

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 …

When Suicide Hits Home by Mark Teats
Sun, 4/01/09 – 1:40 | No Comment
When Suicide Hits Home by Mark Teats

If you have been through the ordeal of a death by suicide, I am sure you would agree that it is the most tragic and traumatic event of your life.  It shatters your world.  …

How Job Dealt With Suffering by Mark Teats
Mon, 29/12/08 – 8:57 | No Comment
How Job Dealt With Suffering by Mark Teats

When we think of suffering, we almost always think about Job, the man in the Old Testament, who became synonymous with suffering.  Job went though some things a few centuries ago that we can identify …

What I’ve Learned From Reading The Shack
Sat, 13/12/08 – 7:31 | No Comment
What I’ve Learned From Reading The Shack

All page references and quotes are from The Shack, by William P Young (paperback edition (May, 2008)  This represents my paraphrase of various subjects of interest to me found in the book.  This is …

Living In The Moment by Mark Teats
Wed, 27/08/08 – 9:38 | No Comment
Living In The Moment by Mark Teats

We tend to live in the past or the future.  It is interesting to me that we like to be in control of our lives, yet we can not control the past or the …

Are You Asking the Right Questions?
Fri, 16/05/08 – 4:51 | No Comment
Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Remember the last time you were waiting in a hospital for the medical staff to tell you what was going on with your loved one?  Most of those waits occur at night for some …

Grief is Normal, Unique and a Process
Thu, 15/05/08 – 1:06 | No Comment
Grief is Normal, Unique and a Process

 
Grief is Normal: Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind. A loss due to death or divorce or the break-up of a romantic relationship are perhaps the most common. There …