Teen Grief Relief : Parenting with Understanding, Support and Guidance

Help Your Teen Grieve in a Healthy Way. Teenage grief is hard, lonely and painful. Parents want to know: How can I help? Teen Grief Relief provides both parents and teens with the help they need. Shared here are teen stories, feelings, techniques, references and resources for use in not only surviving but thriving after the painful loss of a family member or close personal friend. The journey can be hard and sad, but Teen Grief Relief can be a welcome and comforting companion.

Heidi Horsley, Psy.D., L.M.S.W., M.S.Dr. Heidi Horsley is an internationally known grief expert and a bereaved sibling. She hosts the syndicated internet radio show, ôHealing the Grieving Heart,ö and was a recent guest on ABC's 20/20.Dr. Heidi is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work and is a therapist and researcher for the FDNY/Columbia University Family Program, a study providing ongoing intervention to families of firefighters killed in the World Trade Center. She also conducts workshops with 9/11 bereaved siblings. In addition, she presents numerous seminars throughout the country, and facilitates annual workshops at National Compassionate Friends Conferences. Dr. Heidi is the co-author of the forthcoming book The Eric Hipple Story: Men's Depression, Real Men Do Cry Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D., M.F.C., C.N.S.Dr. Gloria Horsley is an internationally known grief expert, therapist and bereaved parent. She is a licensed Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Marriage and Family Therapist. She hosts, with her daughter Heidi, the syndicated internet radio show, ôHealing the Grieving Heart,ö heard weekly and archived on www.thegriefblog.com and www.thecompassionatefriends.org . She also serves on the National Board of The Compassionate Friends. Dr. Gloria has made appearances on a number of television and radio shows including ôThe Today Show.ö She has authored numerous articles and written several books, including The In-Law Survival Manual: Cultivating Healthy In-Law Relationships (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997) and In-laws: A Guide to Extended Family Therapy (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996), and she is co-author of the forthcoming book, The Eric Hipple Story: Men's Depression, Real Men Do Cry.