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Opening Up to Grief

These four 15 minute recordings are guided practices to help you open up to your grief in a safe way. They may be helpful to you as you grieve. Each recording focuses on a different aspect of grief, using techniques drawn from mindfulness and self-compassion. The speaker is a psychologist, previously Bereavement Services Manager at Irish Hospice Foundation.

Speaker: Dr Susan Delaney

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(Click the arrow in the yellow circle to play. Click directly on the soundwave to forward)

1. Opening up to grief


2. Exploring your grief


3. Self-compassion and Grief


4. Self-forgiveness and Grief

Further Listening

Loss and the Grieving Process

Understanding Grief and Loss

Children’s Understanding of Death at Different Ages

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