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Healing Tip – August 2023

Jul 28, 2023

Many grievers feel unsupported as their grief continues beyond expectations of mourning time. There are messages in society that display support systems are comfortable when grievers return back to life as ‘normal’ and show they are outwardly functioning. ...

Co-President’s Message – July 2023

Jun 30, 2023

The great American author Ernest Hemingway once wrote “no one you love is every truly lost”.   Since my daughter Samantha Rose passed away on June 12, 2009 at the age of 3, this thought has stuck with me and served as a mantra or credo of sorts. It’s a...

How to Find a Grief Organization

Jun 29, 2023

Grief organizations play a vital role in offering compassion, counseling, and a sense of community to individuals and families going through the grieving process.

Healing Tip – July 2023

Jun 28, 2023

“Grief, I say, come in. Sit down. I have tea. There is honey. This will take as long as it takes.”  – This Hallowed Wilderness One of the programs I am responsible for at COPE is our healing workshops, opportunities for bereaved individuals to learn more...

Suggested Reading – Juneteenth

Jun 20, 2023

This past month we highlighted Juneteenth and the overlap between generational trauma, grief, and the history of slavery and racism in America. Read more from the Black Youth Project here: http://blackyouthproject.com/juneteenth-reflections…/ And hear about a...

Parent Column – July 2023

Jun 13, 2023

Maybe with a few words I could make sense of what happened fifteen years ago Maybe in a three hundred page book I could make sense of what happened fifteen years ago.   Maybe a small pond would hold the tears I have shed Maybe the ocean wouldn’t be big enough....

Healing Tip – June 2023

May 27, 2023

The weather is increasingly warmer and many turn their minds towards summer plans. It can be a difficult season as individuals and families recognize ways their schedules and activities have changed after their special person died. Absent loved ones from graduations,...

Co-Presidents’ Message – May 2023

Apr 29, 2023

Greetings COPE Community – I want to tell you a short story. Of spirit and inner peace. Once upon a time, there was an expansive and majestic park. And nestled inside the wooded park, lay lush gardens and fields. Beyond the mesmerizing rose gardens, one can see...

Healing Tip – May 2023

Apr 28, 2023

How to Talk about Your Grief Feelings May is mental health awareness month, a time when we like to talk about the fact that we need to discuss mental health more and that it’s OK to do so. But often, the conversation does not go much further than that, leaving many...

Suggested readings by Sandra Wolkoff

Apr 21, 2023

Linda at Chico’s I could have shipped the dresses back to Chico’s. I had the slip and the free shipping label. The dresses, bolder colors than I have ever worn, just didn’t look particularly good on me. Maybe too big in the wrong places, or too small in others, but...