Bereavement and Grief | Using Psychology

Empty Chair Technique

by jmalouff | Feb 5, 2023 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Emotions, Psychotherapy

I am reading the autobiography of Billy Connolly. As a boy Billy was sexually abused for years by his father. Decades later, as his father lay dying from a stoke, Billy finally told his wife about the abuse. He broke down in tears and did not go in the hospital to see...

Coping with the Prospect of Death

by jmalouff | Aug 1, 2021 | Bereavement and Grief, Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior

I recently listened to a new song: Roger Ebert. I learned about the song from a Facebook post by the son of a man with a recently diagnosed deadly disease. The song is about the last words of Roger Ebert, famous movie critic, who died in 2013. Just before...

The Empty Chair Technique

by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Mental health problems

When I was a PhD student, a therapy instructor did something that I will never forget. First, she told us students that she had decided not to have a second child. Then she talked out loud as if she were speaking to that never-to-be child. The instructor explained her...

What to Do With the Body of a Deceased Person

by jmalouff | Mar 6, 2019 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Human Thinking and Behavior

Lots of people get cremated when they die. You know the saying: ashes to ashes. The family members of the deceased person then decide what to do with the ashes. The options are limitless. Some families keep the ashes in an urn. Some spread the ashes over...

The Power of Acceptance

by jmalouff | Dec 13, 2018 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology, Well-Being

You have heard of the Serenity Prayer? It suggests that a person solve problems where possible and accept that some problems cannot be solved. Accepting what can’t be changed is important to living a happy life. A particular type of acceptance plays an...

Responding to Rejection

by jmalouff | Nov 20, 2018 | Bereavement and Grief, Human Thinking and Behavior, Mental health problems

No one likes being rejected. Whether the rejection is social or professional, the rejection stings. Jack Canfield knows about rejection. His idea for a nonfiction book was rejected by 100 publishers. Nonetheless, he kept trying. After a total of 144 rejections, he...

Empty Chair Technique

Coping with the Prospect of Death

The Empty Chair Technique

What to Do With the Body of a Deceased Person

The Power of Acceptance

Responding to Rejection

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