Resolving Grief and Loss
Digital Self-Paced Course
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10 video lectures, 0 hours total -
19 guided meditations, 4 hours total
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Useful For
- Grief
- Integration and Parts
- Loneliness
Overview
Firstly, unresolved grief is a major ‘disturbance of the attachment system’. Therefore, for those of us with unresolved grief, moving through our grief is a necessary part of the path from insecure to earned secure attachment. This is our aim in this course.
This program will mainly use Chairwork adapted to a guided meditation format, which involves talking to our departed loved one (or lost part of self). We will dialogue with them, give voice to what is unresolved, and seek resolution, all in the context of guided meditation.
In addition to chairwork, this course will draw on
- Gestalt – giving voice to all that is unresolved in the here and now
- Existential Psychotherapy – concerned with the human condition and the inevitability of death in life
- Attachment Theory (Bowlby)
- Metacognitive Therapy – “thinking about thinking”; being able to recognize your thoughts and understand their source
- Ideal Parent Figure Protocol (Brown & Elliott)
- Stages of Grief (Kübler-Ross) – denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and hope.
We will also use the Buddhist compassion meditation of “tong len” to further integrate and metabolize our grief. This helps us see grief as part of our shared humanity
You will be encouraged to listen to the guided meditations with your practice pod, however there will be no further homework in this course outside of class attendance.
So it is with grief where, if all goes well, can come a strengthening of the inner world, of memory and definition. – John Bowlby
Unresolved loss is an important area assessed on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). According to John Bowlby, the creator of Attachment Theory, grief and mourning can disrupt development and even lead to long lasting psychological maladie.
Grief Assessment
As part of this course you will be provided a pre and post assessment to help measure unresolved grief and complex unresolved grief. This will equip you with a better ability to assess your own grief and have a sense for your progress over the period of the course. Your anonymized results will help us run a pilot study on this modality, as well.
Who is this For
This program is for those of us who...
- Have unresolved grief of any kind
- Are working with grieving over the past, be it a loss of relationship, loss of self, or any other traumatic event
- Have problems with exploration and self development, relationships and emotional regulation
- Want to optimize our psychological health
Benefits & Outcomes
These are some of the benefits you will have by the end of the program
Theoretical Understanding
- Deeper knowledge of the grieving process and how it can be interrupted or facilitated.
- Greater understanding and compassion for psychological problems and vulnerabilities that affect you and others.
Psychological
- Greater sense of closure in relation to existing loss.
- More integration of the mind as a whole.
- More understanding and compassion towards your parts/modes and needs.
For your relationships
- Confidence in the lasting value of relationships with lost loved ones
- Better appreciation for the importance and value of relationships.
Course Contents
Basics of Grief as an Attachment Disturbance |
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Basics of Grief and Grief as an Attachment DisturbanceLecture
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1 mins |
Basics of Grief and Grief as an Attachment DisturbanceLecture
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1 mins |
Perfect Nurturer Reinforcement
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20 mins |
Grief Protocol #1Meditation
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20 mins |
Stages of Grief and Compassion as an Aid in the Grief Process |
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Stages of Grief and Compassion as an Aid in the Grief ProcessLecture
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1 mins |
Stages of GriefMeditation
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19 mins |
Tong Len #1Meditation
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9 mins |
Grief Protocol #2Meditation
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14 mins |
Another Model of Grief's Stages and Equanimity as an Aid in the Grief Process |
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Grief Experienced from the Multiplicity of Selves PerspectiveLecture
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1 mins |
Grief Experienced from the Multiplicity of Selves PerspectiveLecture
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1 mins |
Grief Experienced from the Multiplicity of Selves PerspectiveLecture
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mins |
Tong Len #2Meditation
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10 mins |
The Sour Taste of GriefMeditation
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6 mins |
In This Together #1Meditation
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3 mins |
Trigger Practice #1Meditation
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6 mins |
Grief Protocol #3Meditation
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18 mins |
Making Peace with Confusion and Contradiction |
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Making Peace with Confusion and ContradictionLecture
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1 mins |
Making Peace with Confusion and ContradictionLecture
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1 mins |
Healthy Course of GriefMeditation
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5 mins |
In This Together #2Meditation
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5 mins |
Trigger Practice #2Meditation
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4 mins |
Dualities and PartsMeditation
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7 mins |
Grief Protocol #4Meditation
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20 mins |
Positive Reorientation Toward New Attachment Figures and Exploration |
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Positive Reorientation Toward New Attachment Figures and ExplorationLecture
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1 mins |
Positive Reorientation Toward New Attachment Figures and ExplorationLecture
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1 mins |
Giving Voice to Bereaved Parts of SelfMeditation
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9 mins |
Reorienting Around Meaningful ExplorationsMeditation
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8 mins |
Reorienting Around RelationshipsMeditation
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10 mins |
Grief Protocol #5Meditation
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23 mins |
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Description
In this course you will learn guided meditation to resolve grief using chairwork, working towards closure for grief and a reorientation of life. The intended outcome is to bring about acceptance and integration so that you are more present to your life as it is in the here and now. You will experience more internal coherence, clarity, and energy to embrace life.
So it is with grief where, if all goes well, can come a strengthening of the inner world, of memory and definition. – John Bowlby
Unresolved loss is an important area assessed on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). According to John Bowlby, the creator of Attachment Theory, grief and mourning can disrupt development and even lead to long lasting psychological maladie.
Overview
The main modality used will be Chairwork, which involves talking to a loved one or lost part of self. You will dialogue with them and seek resolution, all in the context of guided meditation.
In addition to chairwork, this course will draw on
- Gestalt – giving voice to all that is unresolved in the here and now
- Existential Psychotherapy – concerned with the human condition and the inevitability of death in life
- Attachment Theory (Bowlby)
- Metacognitive Therapy – “thinking about thinking”; being able to recognize your thoughts and understand their source
- Ideal Parent Figure Protocol (Brown & Elliott)
- Stages of Grief (Kübler-Ross) – denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and hope.
We will also use the Buddhist compassion meditation of “tong len” to further integrate and metabolize our grief. This helps to see grief is part of our shared humanity.
This program is for you if:
- you have unresolved grief of any kind
- are working with grieving over the past, be it a loss of relationship, loss of self, or any other traumatic event
- are looking to improve our psychological health, especially those who have tried other healing modalities with disappointing results
- you want to develop greater confidence in the lasting value of relationships