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Approaching Life's End--Our Own or a Loved One's

Session #: 710-517
Presenter(s): Froma Walsh
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Facing the loss of a loved one and our own mortality are among life's most profound challenges. Unexpected, traumatic, and complicated losses can shatter lives and relationships, fueling depression, substance abuse, destructive behavior, and cutoffs. Yet, research shows that confronting loss and death can yield unexpected personal growth and relational transformation. This workshop will offer practice guidelines for dealing with end-of-life concerns, including what to do in the face of a spiritual crisis and how to draw out beliefs about an afterlife. We'll discuss complicated bereavement in estranged relationships, when death is sudden, untimely, or violent, or when grief isn't considered "normal," as when a cherished pet dies. Case examples will highlight the power of transcendent beliefs in drawing meaning from the tragedy, the need to seek purpose in life after the loss, and how to help those who've suffered loss find the courage to continue to live and love as fully as possible.

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