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Webinar
05.16.2024
Toward a Biopsychosocial Understanding of Grief: Recent Advances and Innovations in Prolonged Grief Research
ADAA 2024 Conference Recorded Presentation
This symposium presents a series of studies working from a biopsychosocial systems framework and using a range of innovative methods to better understand and predict prolonged grief.
Personal Story
02.21.2024
Over The Moon
The story behind my newest single, "Over the Moon," stemmed from my absolute rock bottom. It’s as if the walls around me were caving in one after the other. Growing up became mandatory, and the light of being a carefree twenty-something blew out.
Personal Story
02.06.2024
Rising Above My Story of Depression and Anxiety
After a while, my life began to take on meaning. I let myself feel. I unearthed pain, raw emotions, and intense feelings. These are not minor feats, especially for anyone suffering from depression or anxiety.
Blog post
11.21.2023
We Can Be Thankful In Times of Anxiety, Uncertainty and Tragic News
Disastrous news gets delivered in a highly emotional way – often on purpose – and while having strong feelings for the victims of war, floods, earthquakes, mass shootings or horrific accidents is justified, we also have to be logical and in tune with our own emotional processes when interpreting the news.
Blog post
10.30.2023
Tips for Protecting Yourself and Your Children from Disturbing Media Images
Limit the depth of exposure to details. People can consume news in limited ways. In other words, learn what’s happening, then stop there. Avoid the urge for disaster voyeurism. If you have heard the story, you might not need to search for the images or the videos; if you have seen them, there is no need to revisit them over and over.
Personal Story
10.21.2023
I Need a Backbone
In September of 2015, I lost my dad suddenly. I often get connected to people who have experienced the sudden loss or loss of a parent at an early age — sometimes it feels like I should wear a name tag and say, 'I lost my dad early on'...
Personal Story
12.12.2022
A Teen's Story
I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression when I was 13. I found out what mental health was a couple of days later by having a panic attack. After going to a therapist my mental health was getting better. Two years later my cousin passed away in a car crash.
Webinar
11.10.2022
Prolonged Grief Disorder and Its Treatment
In this live webinar, Dr. Katherine Shear will explain the relationship between usual grief, complicated grief, and PGD and describe how to recognize the latter.
Webinar
11.10.2022
Making Meaning from Loss - Moving Beyond Grief with Mental Illness
This webinar will discuss using processes within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the latest research on grief, clinicians can support their clients in noticing and allowing their experiences of loss as a continuously unfolding process throughout treatment.
Personal Story
09.22.2022
A Widow's Perspective as a Suicide Loss Survivor
I made this video for others to see a different perspective of how suicide can impact a family. A widow's perspective. I want to share my story in hopes that it will give someone the feeling of validation and understanding.
