by barhop | Oct 11, 2013 | Blog, Self-Care & Tools, Tips, Topics & Stories |
Virtual support allows bereaved family members to receive individualized support through their healing journeys without having to physically go to the place where the support is offered. It extends beyond the value of conventional grief support groups, which are...
by barhop | Oct 2, 2013 | Blog, Self-Care & Tools, Tips, Topics & Stories |
Do you know anyone who has lost a child? Did you know what to say or do? Do you work where you have to deal with that kind of loss? Death is not a topic many like to discuss, especially not he death of young people. Many of us know families who have lost a...
by barhop | Sep 24, 2013 | Blog, Resources, Self-Care & Tools, Tips |
Who knew that journaling might help? I didn’t at first! I’d never kept a diary or a journal of any kind. I discovered how cathartic journaling was for grief when my son Brad bought a leather refillable journal for me the Christmas after his brother died. It had been...
by barhop | Sep 17, 2013 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Topics & Stories |
Why title the book “A Butterfly’s Journey”? What is the significance of butterflies in grief? I chose the title of my book to reflect the symbolism of transition that a butterfly represents and how that symbolism relates to our families and our loss. The life cycle of...
by barhop | Sep 13, 2013 | Media, Miscellaneous, Status & Events |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newburyport, MA–September 12, 2013–Barbara J Hopkinson, local author, speaker and facilitator of bereavement groups and programs, will be the guest presenter at Atria Senior Living’s “Butterfly Release and Remembrance” event this...
by barhop | Sep 10, 2013 | Blog, Inspirational, Topics & Stories |
I’m very grateful to have received such good feedback from my book and to see it starting to help others. There is positive feedback beyond bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings enduring the loss of a child. Below is one example: “I want you to...
