By Elizabeth Trabert Piper If someone had asked me four years ago how I would react if I found my mother on the floor after an accidental alcohol overdose, I would have told them that I would hyperventilate, scream or cry hysterically. But that’s not what happened. When I found…Read More
By Abby Woloff, LGSW Most of us are familiar with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s widely known theory of the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. However many who have lived through the loss of a loved one will tell you that healing is rarely so linear. Some people…Read More
In light of recent events in California and Paris, we are reposting this blog from 2013. By Agella Kevas Your support system: it’s bigger than you think! When you recall your personal support system, of course you think of your family, friends and maybe even a few trusted advisors. Did…Read More
By Donna Kane, MA Loss and grief touch everyone. It is an inevitable part of being human. Most people have some understanding of loss and grief, but how people experience grief can be as unique and individual as each and every person. How do we protect ourselves from the tremendous…Read More
By Karen James, LCSW-C Suicide is a disaster. Certainly for the survivors and often for our memories of the person we lose. Robin Williams’ death ended a brilliant gift, left a grieving family, and affected the nation. Tributes, memories and discussions were everywhere—in the media and in personal discussions. He…Read More
By Tracey Paliath, Esq. Recently, I read a story on the internet that I was sure had to be fake. Jews were being told that they had to register with the government in Ukraine or have all of their property seized. This is 2014. Things like this don’t happen anymore,…Read More
By Donna Kane, MA For people mourning the death of a loved one, Jewish Community Services and its partners offer bereavement groups several times a year. Our upcoming eight-week series, cosponsored by Sol Levinson & Bros, Inc., begins May 15th. Group facilitator Donna Kane wrote about her experience with these…Read More
by Jacki Post Ashkin, LCSW-C As I read the news reports in the days that followed the senseless shooting at Columbia Mall, what stood out to me most was the revelation that in shooter Darion Aguilar’s journal, he wrote about feeling unhappy, and that he thought he needed a mental…Read More
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