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Managing Grief During the Holidays December 12, 2019 Welcome! Moderator: Presenter: Marissa Frieder, MPH Kathy Nugent, LCSW Assistant Director Director of Regional Programs WorkWell NYC Cancer Care About WorkWell NYC WorkWell NYC seeks to

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Managing Grief During the Holidays

December 12, 2019

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Welcome!

Moderator:

Marissa Frieder, MPH Assistant Director WorkWell NYC

Presenter:

Kathy Nugent, LCSW Director of Regional Programs CancerCare

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About WorkWell NYC

WorkWell NYC seeks to create workplaces that help our employees live healthy, active lifestyles, and provide health and well-being services, programs, and resources at the worksite and beyond.

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12 Days of Gratitude: 12/9 – 12/20

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  • Download the challenge guide at nyc.gov/bewell and follow along each day.
  • Follow @workwellnyc on Instagram for daily prompts and posts.
  • Share what you’re grateful for at surveymonkey.com/r/goforgratitude or use

the hashtag #goforgratitude on Instagram for a chance to be featured!

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Today’s Presenter

Kathy Nugent, LCSW Director of Regional Programs CancerCare

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  • What is grief?
  • Myths and misconceptions of grief
  • What is anticipatory grief?
  • Coping during the holiday season: maintaining hope

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Overview

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  • Grief is the natural reaction to loss.
  • Grief is both a universal and a personal experience.
  • Individual experiences of grief vary and are influenced by the

nature of the loss.

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What Is Grief?

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Many Faces of Grief

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  • There are predictable stages.
  • You have to cry.
  • There is only one way to grieve.
  • Intuitive grief vs instrumental grief
  • It takes a year.
  • Time heals.
  • No major decision making for the first year.

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Myths/Misconceptions

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  • Children do not grieve.
  • The family will grow closer.
  • Sudden death and expected death are the same.
  • Grief intensity is directly related to love.
  • Depression is inevitable/people require therapy.
  • Medication is never indicated or is required.

Myths/Misconceptions

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Anticipatory grief, or grief that occurs before death, is common among people who are facing the eventual death of a loved one or their own death.

Lynne Eldridge, MD

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What Is Anticipatory Grief?

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Managing Loss During the Holiday Season

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Remember: You Are Not Alone

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Be Honest With Your Feelings

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Remembrance

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Holiday Rituals And Traditions

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Communicate Your Needs

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The Gift Of No

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Personal Triggers

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Make Lists

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Children Grieve Too…

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Raising Resilient Children After Loss

4 core beliefs for building resilience in children:

1. They have some control over their lives 2. They can learn from failure 3. They matter as human beings 4. They have real strengths to rely on and share

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From “Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

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Self-Care

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Support

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Hope

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Grief

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Acts of Kindness

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Kindness In The Workplace

  • Listen
  • Don’t give advice
  • Stay connected
  • Offer help with practical tasks
  • Ask, “How are you today?”

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The Elephant In The Room

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“The Elephant In The Room” by Terry Kettering

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“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”

  • Helen Keller

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Remember…

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CancerCare Programs

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About CancerCare

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Resources

  • Center for Bereavement

http://www.centerforbereavement.com/

  • The Center for Complicated Grief

https://complicatedgrief.columbia.edu/

  • A Caring Hand

https://www.acaringhand.org/

  • The Jewish Board Bereavement Services

https://jewishboard.org/about-us/programs- services/jewish-community- services/bereavement-support/

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  • The Center for Loss and Renewal

http://www.lossandrenewal.com/

  • VNSNJ Hospice and Palliative Care

http://www.vnsny.org

  • MJHS Hospice

www.mjhs.org

  • Compassionate Friends

www.compassionatefriends.nyc

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Additional Resources For City Employees

NYC Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Free and confidential support for employees and families
  • Onsite support following crises at the workplace
  • 212-306-7660 | eap@olr.nyc.gov | nyc.gov/eap

NYC Well:

  • Free and confidential 24/7 mental health support for you or

someone you care about

  • 888-NYC-WELL | Text WELL to 65173 | Chat nyc.gov/nycwell

Texting and live chat services are available in English, Spanish and Traditional Chinese. Free

  • ver-the-phone interpretation services are available in more than 200 languages.
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Thanks For Attending!

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