Losing someone you love and learning to live with such loss can be a difficult process. According to experts, in order to grieve without letting the negative emotion destroy you, one must understand first how he or she can make it through each one of the following losses. Loss of a romantic partner whether due to breakup or death Loss of lifestyle due to financial or job changes Loss of a parent whether due to death or separation To learn more, click here.

Hosted by Mayo Clinic Hospice, the Healing Adventures Camp brings together young children who have experienced death of a loved one. The goal of the camp is to gather the children and help them connect with other kids who have also experience loss and grief. According to Amy Stelpflug, a volunteer coordinator, various games and physical activities will be facilitated during the camp. Through music, crafts, sharing circles and nature walks throughout the day, children will be able to share their stories and feelings with each other. To learn more, click here.

While other people struggle in coming to terms with negative feelings of loss, 16-year old Odhran Bartley somehow managed to make things a bit easier. In 2007, 7-year old Odhran lost his father. Back then, he wasn’t ready to deal with his feelings or even talk about them. But things changed when he started rapping when he was nine years old. According to Odhran, writing his own material is his way of telling his stories and expressing his emotions. To learn more, visit bbc.com.

Losing someone you love such as a family member or a dear friend is indeed one of the greatest loss a person has to face in his lifetime. So in order to help those who have lost a loved one, Saint Anne’s Hospital’s Office of Spiritual Care offers grief education and bereavement series. The series would include separate programs – one in English and the other in Portuguese. They will be facilitated by Sister Judith A. Acosta, a member of Saint Anne’s Spiritual Care team. To learn more, click here.

Camp Erin, a free weekend for children and teenagers who have experienced death of a loved one, seeks to offer a combination of fun activities and grief support. It is composed of two sessions each summer with about 75 kids at a time. During the camp, children partake in a scavenger hunt, search for pre-planted rocks and convene as a group to share their thoughts and experiences. According to Michele Prince, the Camp Erin sessions are very rewarding especially with the fact that these children who came from different socioeconomic backgrounds all take part in various grief-related projects. To learn more, click here.

Learning how to live without your loved one is a process itself. There is no timeline that will show you how soon the person can recover from such traumatic loss. To help you understand the grieving process, let us take a look at the different stages of grief. Denial and isolation – person in this stage becomes completely unresponsive. Anger – person feels lost and alone. Bargaining – person tries to negotiate with God. Depression – the stage where the person experiences the worst dip. Acceptance – person comes to terms with the loss. For more information, click here.

When a friend goes through the grieving process, knowing how to help him or her can be a tricky thing. Truth is, you cannot make it all better but there are certain things you can do to make that person feel much better than yesterday. Don’t ever ignore what just had happened. Understand what bereavement and grief really is. Be supportive and remember that this is not about you. Ask your friend what you can do in specific to help. For more tips, click here.

Last July 23, Camp Healing Hearts with the theme “Love Never Ends” was held at Camp Dickerson. The event was designed especially for school-aged children and teens who are in the process of coping with grief. According to nurse Sara Hart of Twin County Hospice, the camp was organized due to lack of support groups for young children who lost their loved ones. The camp gave the children the opportunity to express their emotions in various stages including anger, denial and acceptance. To learn more, click here.

Dealing with the death of a loved one can be very difficult for anyone especially for children. In hopes of helping children learn positive ways to express their grief and deal with all the negative emotions, Good Grief Fun Camp conducted a three-day event for 40 campers. Sponsored by Putnam County Homecare and Hospice, the campers who were five through 18 year old were given the opportunity to learn about and better understand the grieving process. During the event, the children also visited Challenged Champions and participated in the Good Grief Olympics. To learn more, click here.