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| Dr. Karen Gail Lewis |
I’ve been clear that Friend Grief is a place for
those who have grieved the death of a friend to find others who have ‘been
there, done that’. It’s helpful, but it’s not meant to be a therapy session
(not that there’s anything wrong with that). Sometimes all you need to help you
get through this kind of grief is the knowledge that you are not alone.
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| Dr. Beth Erickson |
Maybe your friend is still very much alive, but for whatever reason, you’re estranged. That lack of connection troubles you. You want to find a way to reach out, to heal whatever rift may exist, and renew your friendship.
When you lose a best friend for whatever reason, it is painful, lonely, and confusing. There are many ways this loss happens:
Two people can grow apart, having
found different interests so you no longer have anything in common
You face irreconcilable
differences that simply can’t be bridged
You are just dropped
-- without any explanation
Your friend has a serious health
condition (like stroke or dementia); the body is still present, but you have
lost your friend.
Your friend dies, leaving you with
a profound loss, unacknowledged by others; therefore, you have no social
support for your grief.
Dr. Beth Erickson and
Dr. Karen Gail Lewis, best friends themselves, are offering a free teleseminar
on the topic of losing a best friend. It will be held Thursday, May 10, at 8:00
pm Eastern (7:00 Central; 6:00 Mountain; 5:00 Pacific).
This
will be an opportunity to hear from them and other callers about topics such
as: what support you would have wanted, what you did get, what you may still
need to help as you heal from this tremendous loss. It's also an opportunity to learn more about
the grief process and its life-long affect -- even as you move on in your life.
This
will be an informative and healing experience for those who attend.
NOTE: Even if you can’t make Thursday evening,
register so you can get a recording of the call.
After
this free teleseminar, Dr. Beth will be
offering a three week follow-up seminar for those who would like to talk more
about their loss and understand how to grieve and move on – while recognizing
the life-long impact of the loss on their lives. This will also be open to
those who have not participated in the teleseminar.
(The
charge for this 3 week seminar will be $75. That’s less than a weekly movie
date with popcorn and soda for this level of psychological pain relief. However,
if you register for the series on Thursday evening, May 10th, you will receive
a $20 discount. So, the three week
seminar will only cost $55.)
Click here to register for
the FREE teleseminar
Dr.
Beth and Dr. Karen Gail are marriage and family therapists (and best friends).
Between them, they have over 80 years of experience. Given the mobile society, they both do telephone
consultations.
Dr.
Beth has authored three books, one of which is focused on loss, her primary
clinical specialty. For a number of
years, she has hosted an internet radio show called Relationships 101.
Dr.
Karen Gail is author of books on relationships, single women, and adult
siblings. For the past 17 years, she has
run Unique Retreats for Women -- fun and
personal growth weekends.
We all grieve in our
own way, and those who grieve a friend can often feel that no one understands
what they’re going through. Anything that can help you – a teleseminar,
therapy, this blog – is worth exploring.
I hope you’ll consider
this opportunity to share your grief – for any kind of friend loss – and learn
something that can help you.
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