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Preventing Compassion Fatigue

by Kathleen Murphy | Acadia Divinity College Student | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

  As a Clinical Social Worker, when COVID hit, I kept telling myself that I was completely fine – that I was managing well and that I had good coping strategies. But about 4 weeks in, I was on my kitchen floor, flat out at 4:00pm. My husband walked into the...

Bringing Back Lament

by Dan Pyke | Acadia Divinity College Director of the Next Generation Ministry Program | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

  As a practice, lament is largely unfamiliar to us. When was the last time you heard a worship song at a youth rally that echoed this passage? “My eyes fail from weeping,     I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground     because my people are...

5 Grief Myths

by Dr. Dorothy Hunse | Acadia Divinity College Professor of Pastoral Care and Counselling | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

  There are many myths about grief that are still prevalent in North America. Being aware of these myths can help us with our caring. The following isn’t an exhaustive list, but it represents some of the key myths that are still at play in our society.   1....

8 Things You Need to Know About Grief Groups

by Rev. Joe Green | Acadia Divinity College Alumnus | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

  Five years ago, I lost my best friend. We knew that he’d be the first to go. He had fought for 20 years with kidney failure. But even as I anticipated the grief, I did not expect the length and the terrain of my grief journey. It broke me open and shattered me...

Learning to be a Grief Companion: Walking with Students Through Grief and Loss

by Dan Pyke | Acadia Divinity College Director of the Next Generation Ministry Program | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

  Let’s consider your role in the life of a grieving student. You may not have formal counselling training, but for the vast majority of grievers, this is not what they need. Your role is to be a grief companion – to be present to the mourner, to watch out for...
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