The Mourner’s Guide to Grief
by Janna Benson Kontz, MDiv Your grief is your grief, and it belongs to you alone. This sentiment may seem obvious. But it’s a good reminder as you may encounter …
Category: Grief
How to Manage Grief Around Mother’s Day
Kriston Wenzel, Hospice of the Red River Valley grief specialist, shares tips on how you can manage the grief you may feel around Mother’s Day. Grief on special days can …
What Does Grief Look Like: Activity to Illustrate What Grief Looks Like to Kids
How to Talk to Kids about Grief Jennifer Messelt, Hospice of the Red River Valley grief specialist, shares a hands-on, adult-led activity you can use with children to help them …
Lean into Your Grief
by Janna Kontz, MDiv Being a grief specialist, it’s pretty easy to identify a whole lot of grief going on right now. You may or may not be grieving the …
Social Distancing & Grief: 5 Tips for Good Self-care
by Janel Ruby, LBSW Does it feel like overnight the world as you know it has changed? If it does, you aren’t alone. Trying to balance the recommended guidelines for …
How Do You Grieve When You Can’t Attend the Funeral or Participate in Rituals?
by Janna Kontz, MDiv William Kent Krueger writes in “Ordinary Grace:” “I had been to visitations before and have been to many since and I’ve come to understand that there’s …
Caregiver Grief When Caring for Someone with Dementia
by Heather Larson, LSW, CT You sit down with a deep sigh and soak up the few minutes of quiet and calm that are a rarity these days. Your mind …
Signs of Complicated Grief & Ways to Cope
by Janel Ruby, LBSW, & Janna Kontz, MDiv We will all experience grief at some point in our lives. At its best, grieving is complicated. We may feel a variety …
7 Ways to Help a Parent Who Has Lost a Spouse
by Jennifer Messelt, LMSW, LGSW In my 14 years as grief specialist at Hospice of the Red River Valley, I’ve sat across from many grieving spouses. It’s been a privilege …
Loneliness: Grief’s Unintended Guest
by Jennifer Messelt, LMSW, LGSW After a loved one has died, you may feel like you are consumed by your grief—and often loneliness—especially if you had a close relationship with …
