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Substance Abuse and Overdose: When a Loved One Dies
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Practicing Self-Care After Traumatic Events
Riverside Trauma Center
Grief Parallels
When Grief Intersects with Recovery By AnnE O’Neil, Guest Contributor Substance-use issues make a lot of things in a person’s life complicated. For example, I …
GRG Site
Find Resources and Information at GRG Site SADOD is proud to be associated with two peer grief helpers with affiliations to the MA Commission on …
Reflections on Grief: Where Do We Begin?
Reflections on Grief: Where Do We Begin? By Kerry J. Bickford, Newsletter Editor “The ABC’s and 123’s of Grief in Sobriety,” by Tami Winn, offers …
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menshow
Grieving Men Show Strength in Vulnerability By David Swindell, Guest Contributor I am a volunteer co-facilitator of a peer grief support group for men bereaved …
debfoley
Peer Helper Profile: Deb Dowd-Foley By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor Deb Dowd-Foley is a licensed social worker who has devoted her professional career to …
peerspowers
Volunteer Testifies to the Power of Peers By Gordon Bullard, Guest Contributor Whether you are just starting on the rocky, painful road of your grief …
2brothers
Two Brothers: A Story of Loss and Recovery By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor This is a story about the opioid crisis and how it …
bringwith
Bring Your Loved One with You By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor Once upon a time, when we were innocent, there was an almost magical …
preventable
Bereaved Ask, Could It Have Been Prevented? Three key questions can affect people’s grief in the wake of a death caused by drugs or alcohol. …
sarahmorse
“It is their voices I hear … each day” By Sarah Morse, Guest Contributor “Did you hear about Ben?” I had been both expecting and …
kathrynpeirce
Peer Grief Helper Profile: Kathryn Stygles Peirce By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor In 2017, Kathryn Peirce was approached by Natick 180, “a community coalition …
kesslerbook
Kessler’s “Finding Meaning” Follows Loss of Son David Kessler has spent thousands of hours with people all over the world studying, witnessing, teaching, and writing …
actsoflove
Meaning Is Found in Acts of Love By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor Back in 1975 when I was a psychology major in college, I …
thanksgiving2020
Find a Source of Comfort on Thanksgiving Day By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor This year, traditional Thanksgiving gatherings are being altered by safety protocols …
kathyleonard
Peer Grief Helper Profile: Kathy Leonard By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor On December 16, 2014, Kathy Leonard and Jonathan Testa, her only child, were …
griefcovid
Mother Tells Story of Grief During COVID By Judy Kelly, Guest Contributor Losing my 28-year-old son Geoffrey to substance use disorder at the beginning of …
walkwalk
He ‘Walks the Walk’ in Memory of His Friend By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor There are approximately 22 million Americans in recovery, which makes …
helpinghelpers
Helping the Helpers Deserves More Attention In the midst of the overdose epidemic, it is troubling how little help is available for providers who support …
intention
Did My Person Intend to Die? Three key questions can affect people’s grief in the wake of a death caused by drugs or alcohol. The …
pcss
Free Webinar Offered to Frontline Providers A free archived webinar, Grief and Managing an Opioid Death, focuses on frontline workers in the opioid crisis and …
Siblings
Groups Show Beauty of Siblings Helping Siblings By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor Dealing with the aftermath of an overdose is complicated for families and …
Pydynkowski
His Recovery Honors Those Who Died By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor It is almost 7 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, and I’m sitting in …
Colecchi
Bereaved Siblings Share “Instant Bond” By Jenni Colecchi, Guest Contributor Seventy-five days into my recovery and exactly six months into our brother’s, our sister, Christi, …
colleen gordon
Peer Helper Profile: Colleen & Gordon Bullard By Kerry J. Bickford, VOICES Editor Fourteen months after Cory Bullard completed an intensive, multi-step recovery program — …
