Psykologer i Bergen
"Do Replacement Children Exist?"Having a New Child After Losing a Child I have worked in the field of grief for many years, so long that I remember the time when parents were advised to wait a long time before becoming pregnant again – up to a year was recommended. In the literature, children born shortly… Fortsett å lese Do Replacement Children Exist?
In 1984, I attended a seminar at Utstein Monastery in Norway with the Australian psychiatrist Beverly Raphael, a pioneer in disaster psychiatry. One of the things she was particularly concerned about was the grief of older parents who had lost an (adult) child. Through her support work for the bereaved and studies of a train… Fortsett å lese Surviving Your Child as ‘Older’ Parents
Across cultures, the loss of a child is often regarded as one of the worst experiences a person can go through. But why is this loss perceived as so fundamentally devastating? This blog post provides some answers. Turning the natural order of life upside down"It is completely wrong that we, as parents, should outlive our… Fortsett å lese Losing a child – why is it so unique?
Sudden deaths usually deprive us of the opportunity to say goodbye. Many wish they had told the deceased how much they meant, or they would have apologized for something they said or did that they wished undone. Self-blame and guilt can be light and passing, but for some, they dominate their thoughts for a long… Fortsett å lese I should have…
It's been over 25 years since I wrote a book about children and rituals (Dyregrov, 1994). This at a time when we, as working with children in mourning, experienced that children were often shut out from important ritual markings such as seeing the dead, being able to care for the dead, attending the funeral /… Fortsett å lese Rituals in the Corona era
