Articles & Media

Disenfranchised Grief: What is It?

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How Can You Avoid Disenfranchising a Loved Ones’s Grief?

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What Can I Do If I am Experiencing Disenfranchised Grief?

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Loss in a Pandemic: Supporting Grievers

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Loss in a Pandemic: Recognizing Grief From Non-Death Losses

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Loss in a Pandemic: Navigating Uncertainty with Self-Care

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Loss in a Pandemic: Funeral Planning

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Loss in a Pandemic: Using Social Media Purposefully

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Loss in a Pandemic: A Year of Mourning

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Never Too Late: Memorial Services After Pandemic

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LGBTQ+ Grieving: Loss, Love and Pride

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Practicing and Communicating Empathy to Support Grievers

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Overdose Death Loss: Recognizing and Responding to Complex Grief

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Surviving Suicide Loss

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Surviving Suicide Stigma

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Remembrance and Resonance: The 20th Anniversary of 9/11

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Loss in a Pandemic: Processing the Second Year of COVID Losses

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Supporting Others While Supporting Ourselves

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Book Review:

One True Thing by Anna Quindlen

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Book Review:

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

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Book Review:

A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

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Grieving Alone & Together: Responding to the Loss of Your Loved One During the COVID-19 Pandemic

* A Free Print and E-Book Resource *

Published by the Funeral Service Foundation and the National Funeral Directors Association

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“Grieving Alone & Together”

A Brush With Death Podcast

Topics: COVID-19, Grief from Death and Non-Death Losses

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“Grieving Alone & Together: Your Questions Answered”

A Brush With Death Podcast

Topics: Self-Care in Pandemic, Talking with Children About Death, Resources

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“A Conversation with Sara Murphy, Death Educator”

Faith & Grief Ministries Podcast

Topcis: COVID-19 Bereavement Complications, Competitive Grieving vs. Co-Grieving

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“COVID-19: A Year of Loss”

Remembering a Life Podcast

Topics: Remembering Loved Ones, Strategies for Memorialization, Coping with Bereavement Overload

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“Understanding Suicide”

Washington State Funeral Directors Association Podcast

Topics: Myth-Busting Suicide, Biopsychosocial Understandings of Suicide, Suicide Prevention and Bereavement

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“Disenfranchised Grief”

A Brush With Death Podcast

Topics: Risks and Complications of Disenfranchised Grief, Stigmatized Means of Death, Systems of Power & Privilege in Bereavement

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“LGBTQ+ in Funeral Service”

Washington State Funeral Directors Association Podcast

Topics: LGBTQ+ Experiences in and with Funeral Service, Meeting and Supporting LGBTQ+ Clients and Colleagues

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“Connecting with the LGBTQIA+ Community”

Deathcare Decoded Podcast

Topics: Social Justice through Professional Education, LGBTQ+ Advocacy in Deathcare

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“Grieving During the Holidays”

Faith & Grief Ministries Podcast

Topcis: Impact of COVID-19 on Bereavement, Self-Care Strategies, Memorialization During the Holidays

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“The Future of Deathcare in a Changing World”

Deathcare Decoded Podcast

Topics: Changes in Death Planning, Ritual Building, Cremation and Innovation

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“Introduction to Thanatology”

Deathcare Decoded Podcast

Topics: Thanatology as a Field, Dr. Murphy’s Path to Thanatology, Building Relationsgips Between Thanatology and Funeral Service

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“The Value of Death Care Conventions”

Deathcare Decoded Podcast

Topics: Benefits of Attending Death Care Conventions, Opportunities for Learning and Network-Building

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