Lesson 3 of 7 - grow a pro-grief family

 LESSON-3 LINK INDEX

Gain Awareness of Healthy Grief

By Peter Gerlach, MSW
Member NSRC Experts Council

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        Typical survivors of early-childhood trauma (Grown Wounded Children - GWCs) never learned grieving basics, so they are at risk of psychological, physical, and relationship problems from incomplete mourning. Common problems may include addictions, obesity, "depression," social isolation, apathy, and chronic anger.

        Adults and kids in dysfunctional biofamilies, divorcing families, and stepfamilies are at special risk of incomplete grief. Most adults - including many human-service professionals - don't know this, what it means, or what to do about it.

        This self-improvement Lesson aims to educate readers on healthy grieving basics so they can (a) build a pro-grief family and (b) spot and complete any unfinished mourning. The alternative is enduring significant health and relationship stresses without knowing how to reduce them. Benefitting from this Lesson requires major progress on Lesson 1 - reducing psychological wounds. 

        This brief YouTube video introduces Lesson 3:

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  Links to Lesson-3 Resources

Review - five widespread marital and family hazards

Review - this diagram of the toxic [wounds + unawareness] cycle

Review - "Beyond Depression: When Grief Doesn't Go Away"

3-1)  Quiz - what do you know about bonding, losses, and healthy grief?

3-2)  Q & A about "good grief" (2 pages)

3-3)  Lesson 3 Study guide

3-4)  Basics: what Is good (healthy) grief?  Seven requisites

3-5)  The three levels of healthy grief, and the phases of each level

3-6)  Gain inner and outer permissions to grieve well

3-7)  Symptoms of incomplete mourning

3-8)  How to forge a "pro-grief" family

3-9)  Worksheet: learn your values about losses and grieving

3-10)  Worksheet: a tangible-loss inventory

3-11)  Worksheet: an intangible-loss inventory

3-12)  A sample healthy family grieving policy

Preview - Perspective on personal and family anger polices (Lesson 4)

3-13)  Is it depression or normal grieving?

3-14)  Options for freeing blocked grief in yourself and others (2 pages)

Research Summary "Name that Feeling: You'll feel Better"

Preview - perspective on special grief supports (Lesson 4)

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