Hospices and Caregivers

For Hospices and Other Caregivers

Caregivers have special needs of their own. The following articles are designed to help caregivers take care of themselves as well as those who are suffering from loss.

Companioning the Bereaved: An Introduction
Tenet 1: Companioning Principle
Tenet 2: Companioning Principle
The Awesome Power of “Telling The Story”: Why I’m Proud to be a Grief Counselor
Caregiver as Gardener: A Parable
Companioning vs. Treating: Beyond The Medical Model of Bereavement Caregiving
Growing Through Grief: The Role of Support Groups
Responding to Problems in the Support Group Setting
The Bereavement Caregiver’s Self-Care Guidelines

Grief was like a newborn, and the first three months were hard as hell, but by six months you'd recognized defeat, shifted your life around, and made room for it.”

Ann Brashares, Sisterhood Everlasting

“Here is one of the worst things about having someone you love die: It happens again every single morning.”

Anna Quindlen, Every Last One

“You can never recover from losing a person you love, but you can find a way to let it be part of your life rather than letting it take over every part of you.”

Darien Gee, Friendship Bread

Hospices / Caregivers

Hospices and Caregivers

For Hospices and Other Caregivers