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How to Support a Grieving Family During COVID-19 Restrictions

How to Support a Grieving Family During COVID-19 Restrictions

By Allyson England Drake, M.Ed, CT Families who are grieving during this pandemic cannot gather with friends and family to provide one another other with support and care. These families may feel isolated or alone, which can intensify their painful feelings of grief. Friends of…

Family Friday Series: In Their Shoes

Family Friday Series: In Their Shoes

Welcome to Family Fridays — a 10-week series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. Today’s activity, adapted from the National Alliance for Grieving Children, “In Their…

Conversations About Grief: Finding Meaning

Conversations About Grief: Finding Meaning

Allyson England Drake, M.Ed., CT, Founder/Executive Director Conversations About Grief (CAG) are a series of educational programs hosted by Full Circle professionals. In this week’s conversation, we will explore ways to find meaning beyond the pain of grief. During this CAG, Allyson will discuss meaning making after…

Journaling for Healing

Journaling for Healing

By Britt Cowart, LCSW, Grief Services Director Grief journaling is one way of allowing ourselves the space for genuine healing to take place, whether we’re ready and willing to express ourselves to others or not.  Due to the copious amount of research suggesting that grief journaling…

United in Grief: Virtual Candlelight Tribute

United in Grief: Virtual Candlelight Tribute

We are creating space for grieving community members to come together and find comfort as they remember special people they have lost. Worldwide, this health crisis has acutely increased grief and loss while simultaneously thousands are dying from causes such as cancer, heart disease, suicide,…

Family Friday Series: #RVARocks

Family Friday Series: #RVARocks

Welcome to Family Fridays — a 10-week series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. What is #RVARocks? RVA Rocks is a local community project with the…