Grief and loss can be complex and perplexing. Typically, our society associates grief and loss with the death of a loved one, even though many other types of loss are often not taken into account. Loss can be physical, emotional, psychological, anticipated, symbolic,...
Let’s call the pandemic what it is – a traumatic loss, the rug being pulled out from under us, the world changing in the blink of an eye. It’s meant the loss of our social lives, the loss of the comfort of full grocery shelves and reliable mail, the loss of...
Recently, Kendra Doukas, LMFT and therapist at the Catalyst Center was interviewed by 9 News in connection with LetsTalkColorado.org about grief and loss during Covid-19. Follow the link to read the article: How to be there for others when COVID-19 keeps us apart...
With all that is happening in the world it can be hard to know how to feel. You may be asking yourself questions like: Where do I fall on the spectrum from terrified to calm? How to cope? How do I talk to my children about what is happening? A strange phenomenon might...
By Kendra Doukas, LMFT It is a common belief that no loss is as hard as losing a child. It is therefore interesting that we do such a poor job in supporting parents who have lost a pregnancy or an infant. Paradoxically, the losses that we as a society are most phobic...