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	<title>The Center for Loss, Bereavement and Healing</title>
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	<description>Susan A. Berger, Ed.D., LICSW</description>
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		<title>LOSS TAKES MANY FORMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watching on TV the havoc wrought by the tornadoes in Missouri and Oklahoma reminded me of how destructive natural disasters can be to those affected by them. Not only were many lives lost – wives, husbands, children, parents, pets – but also homes, schools, hospitals, entire neighborhoods. Think about the memories contained in all of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2011/loss-takes-many-forms/</link>
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		<title>Grieving and Resilience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of buzz lately about a book by a Columbia psychology professor, George Bonnano, called The Other Side of Sadness (2009). This book received many endorsements from the academic community claiming revolutionary thinking about how the bereaved experience and adapt to the loss of a loved one. His main point is that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2011/grieving-and-resilience/</link>
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		<title>Lifelong grief unresolved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A woman came into my office yesterday. She looked exhausted, and explained that she wanted to consult with me about her 91 year old mother who had recently been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer ’s disease. She is the primary caregiver and had missed quite a lot of work recently due to her mother’s needs. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2011/lifelong-grief-unresolved/</link>
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		<title>ALONE ON VALENTINE’S DAY?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day is not universally enjoyed. We like to believe that most people are happily coupled through marriage, partnerships, civil unions, and other family configurations. Yet, the recent US Census revealed some significant discrepancies with these assumptions. The reality is that 42% of the country’s population over the age of 18 is single. 54% are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2011/alone-on-valentine%e2%80%99s-day/</link>
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		<title>A New Year Can Bring Hope for the Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Christmas Eve was the hardest,” I am so grateful for my friends,” “I made it .through.” “Thank goodness, they are over.” These were some of the expressions I heard from my bereaved clients as we resumed our sessions after the new year began. Some described continuing the traditions of holiday parties with friends and family, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2011/a-new-year-can-bring-hope-for-the-future/</link>
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		<title>LOSS AMID HOLIDAY JOY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to find happiness during holidays and family celebrations, while you are experiencing overwhelming feelings of sadness, anger, frustration and envy toward those who don’t share your pain? If you have lost a loved one during the year, I think the five patterns of grieving I described in my book suggest some ways [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2010/loss-amid-holiday-joy/</link>
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		<title>‘Tis the season to be jolly?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This verse from the Christmas song “Deck the halls with boughs of holly” belies the sadness that many people feel during the winter holiday season. Many folks are fortunate to be celebrating with family and friends. I wish you the best, if you are. But, if you are among those who have lost your job, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2010/%e2%80%98tis-the-season-to-be-jolly/</link>
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		<title>Honor the Veterans and their Families</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Veterans’ day approaches on November 11th, our attention turns to the veterans of current conflicts as much as to those who fought for our country in the past. According to an LA Times report on June 24 of this year, American military casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan now exceed 500,000. While the total number [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2010/honor-the-veterans-and-their-families/</link>
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		<title>Do people grief non-death losses?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I received a series of questions from readers based on a review of my book in Bostonia, Boston University’s Alumni Magazine. A number of these were forwarded to me by the editor for my responses. The questions from readers covered a range of concerns, both personal and professional. The question below asks about grief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2010/do-people-grief-non-death-losses/</link>
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		<title>How Long Does the Grieving Last?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my clients asked me at her last session: “How long am I supposed to grieve? This is so painful.” She lost her husband of twenty-five years about thirteen months ago. They were extremely close, and she “misses him terribly”. Her life is not empty. She goes to work at her highly responsible position [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drsusanberger.com/2010/how-long-does-the-grieving-last/</link>
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