Grief Support
- Resources
- Loss of a Loved One
- Grief and the Holidays
- Loss of a Parent
- Loss of a Spouse
- Loss of a Child
- Loss of a Baby
- Supporting Grieving Teens
- Grieving with Suicide
- Helping a Child Grieve
Resources
At Larkin , we care for our clients completely through the grief process. We recognize that healing and support are critical to our families who we are privileged to serve. To assist you through this sensitive time, we have compiled several resources including the Grief Words Library to help you through your journey. We also offer grief support programs in a group or individual setting. Please contact us at 801-363-5781 for any need, we will help anyone.
Grief Words Library
Grief and the Holidays
The holiday season is nearly upon us. This is the time of year when grieving people often feel dread and sorrow about the very events and traditions that formerly brought happiness. As every grieving person handles loss in their own way, each one of us observes holidays in our own way in time of bereavement.
Loss of a Loved One
When a loved one passes, grief can overwhelm you. We want you to know that Larkin cares, and will help you to deal with the emotions you are experiencing.
Loss of a Parent
When an adult child loses a parent, part of the connection to one’s own history is lost. Regardless of the nature of the relationship between parent and child, the attachment to a primary shaping force is severed.
Loss of a Spouse
Becoming widowed brings dramatic lifestyle changes. Because one’s personal sense of self is most directly associated with that of the life partner, the death of a spouse may bring significant challenges to one’s identity.
Loss of a Child
Nothing can adequately prepare a parent for the loss of a child. Parents need support from each other, but benefit from care from those outside the marriage, as well.
Loss of a Baby
Losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or perinatal death is a devastating form of child loss with unique challenges.
Supporting Grieving Teens
Adolescents and young adults experience the death of a close person in ways often different from adults. No longer children, and not yet adults, teens require a balance of supportive presence and respect for privacy.
Grieving with Suicide
The grief that suicide survivors experience is unique. For most survivors of suicide, the grieving process includes intense feelings of anger, guilt and shame.
Helping a Child Grieve
All adults, but especially parents want to shield children from pain. Supporting children of all ages requires sensitivity, tenderness and a respect for each child’s personality.Text prepared by Kathie Supiano, LCSW, FT, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program-University of Utah College of Nursing. For more information; please call 801-585-9522, or visit here.