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Five Principles for Managing Grief in the New Year

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | December 27, 2021 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer– My husband died just over a year ago, so on January 1st I will start my second year without him, and I am not looking forward to it.  It’s not that I am immobilized by grief, as I have gotten better across the months in that department, and actually feel pretty good […]

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What is the Meaning of Life? Goodbye to 2021

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | December 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

What is the Meaning of Life? We felt that this would be a good time to re-post this Dr. Neimeyer classic as we finish out one of the worst years in American History. Our hearts go out to the the families of those lost to the Pandemic and other illnesses for which people were deterred […]

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After sudden death of a husband; finding meaning in life 12.13.21

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | December 13, 2021 | 2 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, Six months ago my partner of 47 years died suddenly. We have no children and have always been very close and spent a lot of time together. This would have been our first real year of retirement together and we were looking forward to growing old together, just enjoying our free time and everyday things.  Now he’s gone I can […]

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Ask Dr. Neimeyer: A Compendium

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | December 6, 2021 | 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: This week we are printing a compendium of comments to recent Ask Dr. Neimeyer posts focusing on grief and the holidays. Hi..please help me to overcome the blame of my mom’s death, I lost my mom last summer. She had a heart complications (angina) and also arthritis, me and my sisters we took […]

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Responses to a Recent Ask Dr. Neimeyer Post about Sudden Death

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | November 29, 2021 | 3 Comments

Editor’s Note:  I don’t think we’ve ever had as many comments as we have to a recent post “After the Sudden Death of a Husband, finding meaning in life.” Here are a few of them: B1:…I relate, I lost my husband … I am still grieving terribly. I am in your shoes as far as […]

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A Son’s Suicide and the Holiday Season Grieving Part III

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | November 22, 2021 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer,      My 18 year old son hung himself in a tree in June. Since that day my life is full of guilt and heartache. I’ve seen multiple counselors and many of them have been great and they all tell me the same thing:  it’s not my fault. But, I cannot forgive […]

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Holiday Grieving Part II

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | November 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: many approaching the holidays  with a loss recently behind them, and their grief overlaid with the despair of these times of pandemic. We thought this Dr. Neimeyer column might be helpful–LL Dear Dr. Neimeyer– My husband died just over a year ago, so now begins my second year without him, and I am […]

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Grieving and the Holidays

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | November 8, 2021 | 1 Comment

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My husband Don died 9 months ago after a rapid decline; and his lungs basically stopped working, even with oxygen treatments.  His death has been hard for us as a family in many ways, as he lived only about 6 months after getting the diagnosis, and we are now facing the first Christmas […]

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Do I have PTSD?

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | November 1, 2021 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I have a question please. I lost my sixteen year old son in an accident only fifteen months ago. I can hardly walk through this house of memories, so I stay isolated in one room. I do not want to be bothered. My mom lives here and has taken over for a […]

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Tragic death of a Mother at Another’s Hand

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | October 25, 2021 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My therapist showed me your website and I’m grateful for her suggestion to join and get involved here. My mother was killed in 2012 and I’m still struggling very much with what I’m told is called complicated grief. I was very very close to my mum, who was my best friend, my […]

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