Halloween and Grief Part 2
Halloween holds traditions for many people, just as other holidays do. Grief around Halloween can come up for a variety of reasons, and...
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Janet Clattenburg
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janetgoncalves
Oct 20, 20223 min
Some suggestions on how to deal with the Halloween season if you are grieving a loss
Excerpts from my Eventbrite presentation from September 7, 2022 “Why grief is especially triggered around Halloween” I’ll admit it-...
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janetgoncalves
Oct 18, 20223 min
“Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.”
“Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.” is a quote about death by Benjamin Franklin. The Merriam Webster dictionary lists...
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janetgoncalves
Oct 13, 20222 min
Dostadning-a Sweedish hybrid of the words for death and cleaning
This movement started in Sweden and has moved to the USA. Hopefully, it will catch on here in Canada. As a death doula, I love this...
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janetgoncalves
Oct 8, 20222 min
Put your own oxygen mask on first before assisting others
I just came back from a solo quick trip to Ontario using two discount airlines. When we fly using a Canadian airline, the cabin crew...
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janetgoncalves
Sep 28, 20222 min
Shubenacadie Tree and Teacup Rock- We will, we will mourn you
Post-tropical Storm Fiona left a wrath of change both big and small. Local coverage here in Nova Scotia highlighted the loss of the...
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janetgoncalves
Sep 27, 20222 min
Hurricane Fiona packs a punch before, during and after her arrival
Nature is powerful. Hurricane Fiona was just one recent example of this concept. The destruction left behind varies, depending on where...
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janetgoncalves
Sep 19, 20222 min
The Significance of Rosemary in Queen Elizabeth the Second's Casket Wreath
Blog: September 19, 2022 If you have been following the media coverage of Queen Elizabeth the Second’s 10 Days of Mourning you may have...
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janetgoncalves
Sep 9, 20223 min
Why we grieve at the death of Queen Elizabeth the Second, even if we never met her in real life
If you watched the news or logged onto social media yesterday, you would have seen public displays of grief about the death of Queen...
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janetgoncalves
Sep 6, 20226 min
The first day of school is not joyous for everyone
It seems fitting that as I write this, my first blog, that it is raining. It is like even the heavens have opened the floodgates of grief...
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