The Long Grief Journey

The Long Grief Journey

“We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world – the company of those who have known suffering.” – Helen Keller

Grief is a universal experience. If we love, we will someday grieve. And we never fully get over the loss of a loved one. The hole within our heart will remain. There is no quick fix to the pain and “the challenging effects of grief can extend far into one’s life to varying degrees.” But grief doesn’t have to be the end of us. We can learn to live again, if we give grieving its due. Join us as we talk with our guests, Pamela D. Blair and Bradie McCabe Hansen, about their book, The Long Grief Journey: How Long-Term Unresolved Grief Can Affect Your Mental Health and What to Do About It, a book “designed to educate, support, and coach you to rekindle a desire to live life fully, all while still cherishing and embracing the memories of your loved one.”

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Women Over 50: Hosted by Catherine Franz featuring Dr. Pamela Blair

“I liked this workbook. It is comprehensive and divided into four sections: Thoughts, Cultural Attitudes and Myths about Women Aging; Who we are, Who and What We Live With; and Looking Forward. In her introduction, Blair suggests that we skip sections which do not apply to us. All of her short essays are followed by space in which to respond to questions such as ‘how does this feel?’ or, more specifically, asking for a response to the issue addressed.

The titles of her essays are enough to entice one to read. For example: Myths to Not Live By, Changing Tempo, Aging Can Be Fun? Ages and Stages and An Attitude of Gratitude. There is a long bibliography and a study guide. Her writing is pleasing and her flashes of humor and mini-stories about herself keep The Next Fifty Years from being a dry workbook. Blair feels that we have an assignment to make clear our role in society: to inscribe the possibilities of age on the guideposts to the future.”

JUDITH