Unique training in grief therapy leading towards the Certification in Meaning Reconstruction in Loss // Founded & directed by Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD.

Joined March 2019
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Our Spring #GriefTherapy training retreat in Baltimore is coming up — early-bird pricing ends this Tuesday (save $150): bit.ly/3R8sJ50
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‘There’s something quite inauthentic about calling them a loved one…you'd never have called them that in their lifetime'. @katewoodybath and @johnmacartney consider the phrase 'loved one’s' in the latest #NESBereavementPodcast. Listen: spoti.fi/4b2qTwm
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Saint Valentine presides over romantic love—or does he? Tonight at 7 pm ET, join Eric Huang of Saint Podcast to learn how an obscure patron saint of epilepsy, beekeeping, and the plague become a symbol of romance 👉 lnk.bio/s/morbidanatomy/Dark…
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Drs. Neimeyer & Ng from the Portland Institute are part of this roster of grief experts and thanatologists presenting during this course series — a a fantastic value and worthwhile learning…
We're so excited for our new course, When Grief Is Complicated, starting on 1st February! Joined by a host of brilliant people, we'll explore why we can feel ‘stuck’ in grief & strategies to help. Find out more (& grab your place) here: goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-…
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At age 93, Pablo Casals – the greatest cellist of all time, and Yo-Yo Ma's hero – reflects on creative vitality and how working with love prolongs your life themarginalian.org/2014/12/0…
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New TMU research explores what we can learn from grief - News and Events - Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) torontomu.ca/news-events/new…
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The Handbook of Grief Therapies, edited with @MilmanJane and Robert Neimeyer @PortlandLoss - now available; use the discount code to order directly from Sage.
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Dr. Neimeyer’s column for @grievingandloss (AfterTalk):
Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My husband died just over a year ago, so now begins my second year without him, and I am not looking forward to it. It’s not that I am immobilized by grief...It's just that I feel lost and listless at home, even though..." conta.cc/3kzMWVa
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Grief has many faces. Proud to be on the board of ⁦@griefaustralia⁩ , which provides evidence-informed counselling, support, and training to support people experiencing #grief and #loss . youtube.com/watch?v=rZmTYhf-…
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Worth watching & sharing:
Here's my @TEDxNewcastle talk about 'What Happens As We Die.' 80k views in such a short time tells me that people want to know - we have to get better at talking about dying. Thanks to everyone who's shared and commented. bit.ly/3vTZ7OP
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Death Studies: Vol 47, Issue 2 available now, with 12 articles on bereaved college students, #PetLoss, #ContinuingBonds, #SuicidalIdeation in #medstudents and #psychologists, #MAiD, #death preparation, #CovidAnxiety, and much more. tandfonline.com/toc/udst20/4…
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"...I have a friend whose grief is so complicated and consuming that she can’t find life for herself (her husband died from cancer about six years ago) and she can’t seem to move forward at all. Here is an excerpt from a text I received last week... conta.cc/3WtxyHu
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🦋Save-the-date: March 31st-April 4th is the Portland Institute’s Grief Therapy Learning Retreat, featuring Dr. Robert Neimeyer & PI’s world-class faculty portlandinstitute.org/grief-…

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Congratulations to the award-winning @artofdyingwell podcast, 5 years of thoughtful conversations. Here's a collection of their highlights - I'm delighted to be included in this lovely group. Thanks, @JimmyAbbott1
A look back at five years of very special guests on our podcast - Sally Bundock, Julia Samuel, Greg Wise, Dr Kathryn Mannix, Professor Julia Riley, Dr Eric Clarke, Dr Lynn Basset, poet Audrey Ardern-Jones, and more. artofdyingwell.org/podcasts/
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Tino Rodriguez: Chinese New Year 2023, Sunday 22 January. This year is the year of the Rabbit, specifically, Water Rabbit. The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity in Chinese culture, and 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope. Painting : Lunar Rabbits
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I love @RANeimeyer’s analogy of grief as a fire that ‘levels us right down to our foundations’. He talks of the ‘radical challenge’ of needing to adapt to a new life & ‘reconstruct rather than relinquish’ our bond w the person who died: youtu.be/sUf-inpNXw0 @PortlandLoss 2/7
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🆕It's the moment you've been waiting for...The Grief Channel is now live on YouTube! Featuring 120 talks from @GoodGriefFest. We hope this offers knowledge and solace. Grateful to @TNLComFund for enabling us to make all content free to access. youtube.com/channel/UCeQz4-W… Please RT
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