Grief in the Workplace

Grief is a fact of life. While there many articles and books that have been published on the subject of grief, very little is available on how to deal with it in the workplace. This is unfortunate because grief can dramatically impact the work environment.

The expense of grief in the workplace

Grief Support: Knowing What To Say And What To Avoid

The majority of grievers are desperately in need of support to help them in coping with their losses. They need someone to listen to them without analysis, criticism or judgment. Fear of how to approach grievers and assist them stops many well-meaning people from being there for these people when they are most needed.

Grief Recovery Certification

A lot of people want to help grievers. There are more than 40,000 listings under the heading of “grief books” on Amazon.com. The unfortunate thing is that the majority of these books tell the stories of one individual’s struggles with grief or are books that offer logical solutions to a problem that is certainly not logical. Grief is an emotional experience. Emotions are not logical.

Grief Counseling by any other name…

For many years most people thought the word grief only related to death. Many people may still think that, but with the advent and growth of grief counseling, more and more people have come to realize that divorce is also a grieving event.