Grief Doesn’t Go Away. We Don’t Have to Face It Alone.
found among the other caregivers.
Today, she describes her fellow Parent Loss caregivers as an “amazing group” who have become a source of support both inside and outside of A Haven. They text each other. They get together. They check in. They offer advice and simply understand what the other person is feeling.
“We have been able to create our own family,” she says.
And as a widowed mom raising grieving children, there is something else that means everything to her: seeing other people love and genuinely care for her daughters.
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“Mommy, Mommy! I Found Noah!”
That moment captures something essential about childhood grief: children don't need to forget the person who died in order to heal.
They need places where they can remember. Places where they can say their person’s name. Places where love for someone who died can be carried openly.
For Noah’s family, A Haven has become that place.
Because remembering is part of loving.
And love doesn’t end when someone dies.
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Lost Conversations
Marty Glidden Holland, a current member of A Haven’s Board of Directors and a volunteer, shares her personal experience losing her father at the age of 12.
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Summer Slow Down - What's That?
The end of this year's family groups and school groups got our team thinking...how much down time and rest does the summer season actually bring? Are dreamy, lazy, long summer days just a myth or is there a way to capture some of the beauty of this season even with full schedules? Read on at ahaven.org/blog to hear our Education Director's thoughts. Thank you to the families and students who joined us in groups this year; you and your people will always be a part of A Haven.
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Looking Beyond Behavior
A new blog post this week expands a little bit on the information we've shared this month about behavior in grieving kids. Wondering what behavior is normal for a child who has experienced a death? The answer might surprise you...head over to our website www.ahaven.org to read and find out.
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It's our 6th Birthday!
We are 6! Join with us this month as we celebrate our 6th birthday and reflect on our journey of creating a grief support organization in Chester County. Read this month's blog post for a little recap of all that our 6 years has brought.
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Navigating the Holidays – Thoughts from A Haven Families
As Thanksgiving approaches later this week, the winter holiday season has officially begun. It is common for many people that the holidays bring a mix of joy and anxiety. Hear from our families on their thoughts and ideas on how to navigate this holiday season.
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Halloween Scaries
This month Halloween will come rushing in with costumes and candy crashes, classroom parties and parades, haunted houses and spooky decorations…
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Peeking into the Nest
For this Peeking post, we’ll get a look at a typical day for our intern, Rosa. Rosa is pursuing her Masters of Social Work at The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. She has been with us since this past August, and is wrapping up her time at A Haven at the end of this month.
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To The Furry Ones
We talk often about the people who rally around us during life’s difficult moments. But so many of us know that people aren’t the only ones who bring comfort when we need it - let’s give a little recognition to the furry (or feathered, or scaly...) ones who bring so much to our lives!
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We are THREE
For us, like all of you, this past year didn’t look quite like we expected. We leaned hard into one of the lessons we have learned from grieving families and did our best to keep moving forward and meeting each day with hope.
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From Without to Within
The New Year arrived and took off running; as I sit to write, January is already near its end. For those of us in grief, we know that the passage of time can bring so many mixed feelings.
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Peeking Into The Nest - Fall Interns
This summer we started a series on our blog called Peeking Into The Nest with the aim of giving a more intimate look at all that happens at A Haven. This month, as we wind down 2020, we’re excited to give you a Peek from the perspective of our fall interns Nicollette and Claire!
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With Gratitude
Thanksgiving has arrived and this year it may look different for many of us. Whether you are facing the first Thanksgiving since the death of your loved one or dealing with the reality of not being able to joyfully gather with family and friends as planned, A Haven wishes you a peaceful day filled with moments of fullness and gratitude.
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Behind the Numbers - Children's Grief Awareness Day
Today is an important day for us here at A Haven, it is National Children’s Grief Awareness Day. This is a chance to call attention to what drives us every day - the fact that a significant number of children will be impacted by a death before graduating high school, facing a tremendous amount of stress and adversity as a result.
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Holding Space
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time to honor the loss of the youngest lives and the families who grieve for them…
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Falling for Hope
The change of seasons always feels so significant…
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Peeking Into the Nest
This month we’re starting a new series for our blog, Peeking Into The Nest. Twice each month, you get a chance to hear about the work that we do at A Haven from a staff perspective. In our Peeking series, we’ll get to step onto the other side and hear about A Haven through a family’s eyes.
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A Day in the Life...
Take a peek into a Day in the Life of Michelle Noble, Executive Director of A Haven…
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Grief & Music...
Music is such a powerful presence in our lives, and can be tailored moment by moment to meet us right where we are no matter how we’re feeling. There is a song to fit every mood, to enhance every experience, to soothe a soul of any age.
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