Healing Tip – April 2020
Telehealth…Give it a try. In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and the necessity to practice social distancing, COPE is taking advantage of all that technology has to to offer. You should have already received several emails requesting to e-sign a...President’s Message – April 2020
It has been crazy I have been crazy My body has been making me nuts The news has landed in my belly and made me sick Worry has become the prison in which I am kept Panic is the salt in my food Soap is my drug of choice Sanitizer is my manna from heaven...Minisode: When a Child Dies – Coping and Community
EPISODE SUMMARY How can we confront the loss of a child? As parents, it’s hard to contemplate how we’d ever move forward. As siblings, this type of loss can shake us to our core. In this mini-sode, Karen and Liz speak with Adam Rabinovitch, Executive Director of COPE...Healing Tip – March 2020
Defining Our Grief Grief in the general sense is a reaction to loss. We connect the concept of grief to death, however, grief can be associated with any type of loss. We often overlook the intense impact secondary losses have on our experience of grief. So why is it...President’s Message – March 2020
It’s that time of year……temperature is two degrees outside, bright sun bouncing off snow and ice, pale blue sky wherever you look and almost no one is walking outside. Well, it is that time of year if you’re in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which I am. But by the time you...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 to challenge you all to love yourselves a little more. Being kind means not judging grief, and allowing space for all...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 rituals around loss, often giving mourners signposts when we feel so lost. Our own temperament and emotional skills make...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.