Tragic Loss

A Shot of Hope

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I’ve heard about your work with traumatic bereavement and decided to reach out with a question. I hope you don’t mind. How would you recommend I work through your process of meaning making after loss — is it through your book/workbook or with a counselor?  Four years ago,  I survived a head-on collision, but

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Advice for a daughter who lost her soldier husband

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My 23 year old daughter lost her husband two years ago. He was a soldier and her high school sweetheart. He was killed in a car accident on a military base. She is so lost and devastated. She feels like she has lost her identity and has questioned everything in life now.

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A Shot of Hope

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I’ve heard about your work with traumatic bereavement and decided to reach out with a question. I hope you don’t mind. How would you recommend I work through your process of meaning making after loss — is it through your book/workbook or with a counselor?  Four years ago,  I survived a head-on collision, but

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What is the Meaning of Life? A 9/11 Remembrance

What is the Meaning of Life? is re-published in remembrance of 9/11  Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I have just one question, but it is a big one. In your opinion, what is the meaning of life?–Nicolae Dear Nicolae, I’m a practicing psychologist who works alongside people who are struggling with deeply unwelcome changes in their lives–the

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Advice for a daughter who lost her soldier husband

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My 23 year old daughter lost her husband two years ago. He was a soldier and her high school sweetheart. He was killed in a car accident on a military base. She is so lost and devastated. She feels like she has lost her identity and has questioned everything in life now.

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What is the Meaning of Life? A 9/11 Remembrance

What is the Meaning of Life? is re-published in remembrance of 9/11  Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I have just one question, but it is a big one. In your opinion, what is the meaning of life?–Nicolae Dear Nicolae, I’m a practicing psychologist who works alongside people who are struggling with deeply unwelcome changes in their lives–the

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Advice for a daughter who lost her soldier husband

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My 23 year old daughter lost her husband two years ago. He was a soldier and her high school sweetheart. He was killed in a car accident on a military base. She is so lost and devastated. She feels like she has lost her identity and has questioned everything in life now.

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What is the Meaning of Life? A 9/11 Remembrance

What is the Meaning of Life? is re-published in remembrance of 9/11  Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I have just one question, but it is a big one. In your opinion, what is the meaning of life?–Nicolae Dear Nicolae, I’m a practicing psychologist who works alongside people who are struggling with deeply unwelcome changes in their lives–the

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What is the Meaning of Life? 9.7.21

What is the Meaning of Life? is re-published in remembrance of 9/11 and the ongoing pandemic Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I have just one question, but it is a big one. In your opinion, what is the meaning of life?–Nicolae Dear Nicolae, I’m a practicing psychologist who works alongside people who are struggling with deeply unwelcome

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On the Pandemic: Ask Dr. Neimeyer 4.20.20

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I am sure that I am not alone in saying that the COVID-19 crisis has rocked my world, and I really don’t know which way to turn.  Of course, like everyone else I am following the advice of medical authorities regarding hand washing, social distancing, curtailing unnecessary travel, and the rest.  But

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