Healing Tip

From COPE Clinical Director Amy Olshever, PhD, LCSW Have you had the experience of making it through your day only to find that you are triggered...

Prolonged Grief Disorder The newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V TR) includes a new diagnosis...

The Legacies Our Loved Ones Leave Behind Over the past two months, I attended the funerals and shivas for the mothers of two friends. I did not...

Grief and Valentine’s Day I read somewhere recently that in French “I miss you” is “Tu me manques,” which literally translates to “You are...

As we enter a new year, exiting one that for many was filled with challenges, disappointments, and many losses, we also look back on the moments...

Gratitude Practice As we move past Thanksgiving into the winter holidays and the new year, this is often a challenging time for grieving...

Reflections on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and Planning for National Children’s Grief Awareness Month Grief impacts the entire...

Grounding Exercise Bereaved individuals often have “grief-bursts,” or a sudden onset of feelings of sadness or sorrow usually triggered by a...

"Identifying and Supporting Your Individual Grieving Style"   It has become a commonly accepted idea that there exists a number of different...

Thanks to COPE Facilitator Marilyn Kohn LMSW for this month's healing tip.   March 11th 2020 was the beginning of a most difficult year when...