Carole Geithner's Blog

Powerful, moving film about grief camp.

This is worth the watch! It captures the healing power of connection and finding others who share a similar experience. I was a counselor at a different grief camp, Camp Forget Me Not, and this film reminded me of the activities, the conversations, the laughter and fun, the sad and touching moments, the healing connection that happens when kids are with other kids who've experienced a major loss.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/op...

Calling all Teens!

Sharing this new request from grieving teens to other grieving teens:


We are working with a group of teens to develop a resource for teens who are grieving. They would like to hear from other teens. Please share with any teen who would like to add their voice.

Hello! We are the members of the National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG) Teen Workgroup. We are a group that consists of all teenagers and we are working on creating a grief resource for teens by teens. We are developing a multi-use journal that can be used after a loss and we would love to get your input! We are wanting to include quotes from other teens who have experiences in grief to help folks understand they are not alone. We also want to share some things that others have found out about grief along their journey.


The questions in the link below are the topics that we would like to include in the book. Please know you do NOT have to fill out every question on the form, we encourage you to only fill out the question(s) you feel comfortable answering. Your first name, age, and state will be printed next to your quote so others know these are from real teenagers like themselves.

Thank you for your help and we invite you to forward the link to this form to other teens who may want to share about their grief journey.

https://nacg.wufoo.com/forms/z1b7v89u...

Teenage Grief Sucks

Teenage Grief Sucks is a (relatively new) website full of valuable resources and support for grieving teens. I encourage you to check it out if you are a teen experiencing grief, a teen who wants to support a grieving friend, a teacher or a parent of a grieving teen or a counselor who wants to better understand teen grief.

I was so pleased to read this new review of my book penned by Natalie Adams, who started the website after her own father's death.

https://www.teenagegriefsucks.com/pos...

One Year Into COVID-19: How to Support Kids Experiencing Grief

Sharing the piece I just published on Thrive Global ...

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/one-...

I hope it will provide some helpful guidance and/or spark some creative approaches to supporting grieving kids, students, families, and teachers.

Kids and Valentine's Day Grief

https://www.scarymommy.com/valentines...

Elaine Roth's helpful piece about parenting grieving kids just posted on the Scary Mommy parenting blog.

It's Time We Became A More Grief-Friendly Society

Just published in Thrive Global. My piece about grief and grieving in the context of the COVID Pandemic.

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/its-...

How to Cope with Grief During the Holidays

I'm excited to share a piece I have been working on with the team at MyWellbeing @findmywellbeing about how to cope with grief and loss during the holidays

https://mywellbeing.com/therapy-101/h...

Facebook Live panel discussion about Beautiful Something Left Behind documentary about children's grief

https://www.facebook.com/DOCNYCfest/.

Panel discussion with Joe Primo from Good Grief, Rebeccas Soffer from Modern Loss, Vivian Nunez from Too Damn Young, and Carole Geithner, author and social worker as they discuss the film and children's grief in today's world. (30 minutes)

New documentary about children's grief: Beautiful Something Left Behind

An award-winning documentary about children's grief, BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND, tells the story of children rebuilding their lives after devastating loss.
You can watch it during the DOCNYC film festival anytime between November 11-19, 2020.

On Nov. 17 at 2 pm EST, four experts will come together on the festival's facebook live page to discuss the arc of grief, its transformation on life, the choice to build resilience, and how those left behind emerge as a beautiful someone.

https://www.docnyc.net/program/?alpha=b

Teen Art exhibit and contest -- Healing Through Creativity

For a grieving teen, the creative process can provide an outlet for self-expression and an opportunity to be heard by others. In partnership with the New York Life Foundation, an exhibition showcasing a selection of inspiring, original work addressing grief and bereavement by teens is on display in hospices and grief centers nationwide.

These works were submitted to the Awards' New York Life Award, as part of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which recognizes the stories of young people and their experiences with losing a loved one. The link below provides exhibit locations.

https://www.artandwriting.org/scholar...

To enter THIS year's Scholastic/NY Life art and writing contest for 7th-12th graders' creative expressions about grief, see below.

Calling All Teen Artists & Writers!
The 2020 Scholastic Awards are open for submissions! Visit our website to create your account and upload your work for the chance to be considered for scholarships and Special Achievement Awards. Be sure to check your region's guidelines and deadlines and review the updates we've made to the 2020 Scholastic Awards before submitting your work!

info@artandwriting.org.
Learn more at https://www.artandwriting.org/what-we...