Healing Tip – February, 2020
February is the month of love. We spend a lot of time and energy showing our love to others. While this is a beautiful expression, I would like...
President’s Message – February, 2020
Grief is grief. We all mourn our losses. How we mourn, however, is shaped by many factors. Religious and cultural practices shape our beliefs and...
How to talk to chiuldren about grief andother advice
The Cope Foundation provides support services for bereaved parents and children who have lost a child or sibling, respectively. We talk about how children grieve at different developmental stages, how to talk to them about what is happening, and suggestions for including them in the grieving process.
Grieving Children – Reflections and resources
Grieving Children - an introduction Children are often forgotten during the grief process. Yet children also experience deep grief, and they need...
President’s Message – January, 2020
I went to a 90th birthday party recently. This was for the patriarch of a family I have known for 50 years and the parents, the children, the...
Healing Tip – January, 2020
Self care is so important. Unfortunately, many of us neglect to do it. We are so busy in our everyday lives that we forget how vital it is to...
Healing Tip – December, 2019
When the Holidays Aren’t So Happy When you are grieving, holidays aren’t always joyful, blissful or magical. They can mark a period of intense...
President’s Message – December 2019
Happy New Year………or maybe not. Every new year for the first five or so years after my son was killed in an accident, I would go to the cemetery...
Lilly’s Inspirational Thoughts – November, 2019
Every year is different because Holidays have forever changed! There are so many missing and we're missing ones we love. It is a time when...
“Making Meaning Out of Grief”
In case you didn't already see it, please check out this powerful piece titled "Making Meaning Out of Grief" by Jane Brody from NYT 11/06/2019....
President’s Message – November, 2019
There are a few things I have been thinking that I want to talk with you about. (You do see that I am hoping these columns are a conversation...
Healing Tip – November, 2019
Children’s Grief Awareness Day On November 21st we will acknowledge Children’s Grief Awareness Day. Children's Grief Awareness Day...
Healing Tip – October, 2019
When we think about brain trauma we often think about the physical consequences of an injury. After much research, scientists have discovered...
President’s Message – October, 2019
When I became Board President in January, 2019, I felt getting to hear your thoughts, opinions, feelings, and needs was essential to help me and...
Remembering with Love & Connection…
From Lilly Julien - Today I’m remembering my friend, my soul sister, Bonnie. She lost her son Scotty in 9/11. Scotty was a friend of my three...
Healing Tip – September 2019
Hopes and Dreams When we grieve, it is not just the past and the present that we yearn for, but the potential of the future that has been taken....
Our Babies Push us to be Stronger—Wednesday, September 12, 2001*
The call came in about 9:15 on Wednesday morning, September 12. It was from a former client but for the moment I couldn’t find a face to...
Care2Share – Support COPE!
We are happy to participate in the Investors Bank Care2Share program and pleased to report that we have received our second Care2Share donation...