Videos

This portion of the website is focused on providing current videos relating to the topic of grief.

Although some of the videos are not directly related to education, they all address interacting with individuals experiencing grief.

The Grieving Process: Coping with Death

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Summary: "Today on WellCast, we're dealing with a very difficult subject. How do you deal with the death of a loved one? How do you live your life in the face of a life-changing event? We don't have all the answers. Honestly, you'll need to work through your through the stages of grieving in a way that works for you. But we do have some advice to help you heal."

How Grief Affects the Brain

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Summary: This video briefly shares how grief impacts the brain and overall health. It discusses which parts of the brain are overacting or underacting. It addresses sleep, hormones, depression, and emotions. Suggestions for how to feel better are provided.

Supporting Students: A Teacher's Guide to Bereavement and Grief

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Summary: "This video is meant to act as a video-based presentation for elementary teachers of students who are grieving the loss of a loved one. I discuss the basics of childhood grief, along with ways to best support grieving students."

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with itIn a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let's face it, affect us all, is as liberating as it is gut-wrenching. Most powerfully, she encourages us to shift how we approach grief. "A grieving person is going to laugh again and smile again," she says. "They're going to move forward. But that doesn't mean that they've moved on."

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it.

This video is not education-related, but provides valuable thoughts connected with grief.

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Summary: Writer and podcaster, Nora McInerny shares her thoughts on grief.

Talking With Children - Coalition to Support Grieving StudentsPractical strategies for initiating a conversation with a student who has recently experienced the death of a close family member or friend.

Talking with Children

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Learn practical suggestions for how school professionals can initiate a conversation with students who have recently experienced the death of a close family member or friend.

Students and Grief Webcast: How to Deal with Loss in School

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Summary: Watch this "2011 webcast with Dr. David Schonfeld, MD, and Chris Park from the New York Life Foundation to learn about the effects of loss on students and academic achievement, as well as how teachers can discuss grief in the classroom and incorporate death into the curriculum."

No Child Should Ever Grieve Alone

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Summary: "Carly Woythaler-Runestad gives a thought-provoking talk on how, as a society, we need to Rethink how children’s grief is addressed and how to create a supportive environment which emphasizes the holistic needs of bereaved families."

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This link provides access to clips of the videos. The videos cover the topics on the topics of supporting students through grief, empathy vs sympathy, understanding suicide and supporting children, how to help a grieving friend, resiliency, and grief and culture.

What *should* you say when someone dies? - Refuge In GriefHow do you help someone after someone they love dies? What are the right things to say? Find out in this tv segment with Megan Devine & host Helen Raptis.

What *SHOULD* You Say When Someone Dies?

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