Mindfulness can play a beneficial role in the grief experience, as it allows us to slow down and pay attention to all that we are feeling. In this conversation, Franklin tells Laura about the ways in which he has incorporated a mindfulness practice in his grief journey and the impacts he has felt. To learn more about the specific mindfulness practice Franklin focuses on, Vipassana Meditation, please visit: www.healthline.com/health/vipassana-meditation.

What do karate, songwriting, and photography have in common? They can all be coping tools in one’s grief journey. Check out this recap of our Creative Grief Coping Strategies workshop that was held in August. To register for upcoming workshops, visit bit.ly/grief-workshops.

PSCP provides customized peer grief support solutions to groups of all sizes and structures. We recently had the pleasure of traveling to Indianapolis to facilitate a two-day training for individuals interested in implementing peer grief support in the city’s communities of color. This training was developed from an equity-centered approach, which has rendered compelling results.

Trauma-informed care is at the heart of everything we do at PSCP. Continue reading for the ten best ways to ensure you are providing trauma-informed care.

Peer grief support allows people to see that they are not alone, their grief story is welcome, their grief reactions are understandable, they can find their way in their grief, and their grief is a process.