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Working Remotely With Grief

R. Glenn Kelly — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 02:08:24 +0000

Working Remotely with Grief R. Glenn Kelly | April 07, 2021 Angelica shared how she sat at the kitchen table with trembling hands as she gripped her laptop’s mouse. She was somewhat hesitant about clicking the “Join Meeting” button on her screen. The day before, however, she assured her HR Manager that she was ready […]

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Weathering the Stormy Waves of Grief

R. Glenn Kelly — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 23:00:47 +0000

Not so long ago, I had a chance encounter with an old man of the sea. The reason we came together on that rickety boardwalk bench might well have been random, yet the older I become, the less I believe in coincidence. Regardless, our initial pleasantries that cold, fall morning turned to talk of a […]

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Workplace Grief and Employee Assistance Programs

R. Glenn Kelly — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:31:49 +0000

So, let’s spend a little time talking about Workplace Grief and EAPs… Every year in the United States, over two and a half million persons die, leaving an average of five loving survivors behind. That means that each year, almost thirteen million brand new grievers join a club that no one wants to join. For […]

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Does Your Grief Need A Day Off From Work

R. Glenn Kelly — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 12:41:59 +0000

Let’s Discuss grief support on the job here. A widely accepted and still relevant grief study was conducted in 2003, with just over 25,000 active employees who had experienced the death of a loved one. One incredibly staggering find of that effort revealed that organizations across America collectively lose over $100 billion in today’s annual […]

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Why You Must Face Your Emotional Choices (See No Grief – Hear No Grief – Speak No Grief)

R. Glenn Kelly — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 22:31:43 +0000

Grief Can Get Complicated In this article, you’re going to discover just how important our painful feelings are to the healthful grief healing process, and why we must not ignore them. See, research reveals that ten to twenty percent of us who’ve recently become bereaved will experience a condition known as “Complicated Grief.” That’s […]

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A Grieving Father Asks – Can I Hold Your Hand Again?

R. Glenn Kelly — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:02:20 +0000

It’s a simple question. One, except in the most extreme circumstances, with an obvious answer. It seems almost silly to ask, but the instant self-assessment and instinctive answer it arouses can often bring comfort to any newly bereaved soul. Would I do it all again? As the bereaved father of a sixteen-year-old son who entered […]

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Grieving Men Returning to Work

R. Glenn Kelly — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:04:22 +0000

Grieving Men Returning to Work No matter what personal devastation may come in life, the world continues to turn. You and I are part of that as well. For so many of us that means returning to work after the loss of a loved one, although many times that is way too soon for our […]

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Bereavement Seasons, Transitions, and Father’s Day

R. Glenn Kelly — Thu, 16 May 2019 18:51:52 +0000

Bereavement Seasons, Transitions, and Father’s Day Spring comes, with its warming breezes gently nudging Mother Nature to wake from her dormancy and renew a once bleak landscape. It’s a magic time, where jackets donned in the morning are slung over shoulders by 10am. April showers bring May flowers, and then almost as if Spring were […]

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Unresolved Grief in the Workplace

R. Glenn Kelly — Tue, 07 May 2019 15:53:26 +0000

Unresolved Grief in the Workplace Are you familiar with the term unresolved grief? For the most part it’s not a term typically bantered around the factory floor or over at the office printer. Yet, research indicates unresolved grief is impacting businesses tremendously. In one grief study, over 25,000 bereaved employees were interviewed in reference to their […]

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Unconditional Love Found in My Griefcase

R. Glenn Kelly — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:53:44 +0000

Unconditional Love Found in My Griefcase Time can often be an unmeasurable concept in grief. Case in point, our profound loss always seems like it happened yesterday, regardless of taking place months, years, or even decades earlier. When my dear son’s precious heart failed after a relatively simple medical procedure, he was taken from me […]

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