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20 Years Later

By: Bryna Talamantez August 8, 2020August 5, 2020

UncategorizedAdolescent grief, child grief, College grief, death, grief, grief and lossLeave a Comment

August 8, 2000. A day that will be burned in my mind until I take my own last breath, because this was the day I watched my father take his. It was the fourth day of the fourth grade and I was 9 years old. Dad had been sick since before I was born. He…

Task Four: Embarking on A New Life

By: Bryna Talamantez July 4, 2020

Uncategorizedchild grief, death, grief, Loss, Mental HealthLeave a Comment

We are at the end of our four task series. If you have not had a chance to read about the other three, I would do that now. The fourth task of Worden’s Tasks of Mourning is to find an enduring connection with the deceased while embarking on a new life. At the beginning of…

Task Three: Adjusting

By: Bryna Talamantez February 23, 2020July 3, 2020

Uncategorizedadjustment, anxiety, bereavement, Emotions, family, grief, Life, routine, StressLeave a Comment

We have reached week three of our series on Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning. This week we are talking about the third task which is to adjust to an environment where the deceased is missing. This task focuses on working on finding a new normal without our loved one with us. If you have not…

Task Two: Work Through the Pain

By: Bryna Talamantez February 16, 2020February 15, 2020

Uncategorizedchild grief, death, family, grief, Loss, memory, music, pain, resources, sadLeave a Comment

Last week, I started a series in which we are discussing Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning. If you haven’t read last week’s post, I would encourage you to do so to be able to have a better understanding of the tasks. This week we are continuing this series by talking about Worden’s second task of…

The First Tasks: Acceptance

By: Bryna Talamantez February 9, 2020February 8, 2020

Uncategorizedbereavement, child grief, death, Emotions, family, grief, Loss, Mental Health, sad2 Comments

There are many approaches that people have created to illustrate how people process grief. Some talk about stages, some talk about steps, and one talks about tasks. William Worden provides for us four tasks of grief in order to achieve equilibrium in our life again. These four tasks can be completed in the order the…

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