Thanatologist | End-of-Life Doula I support people navigating #grief. Evidence-based, current literature, research, theory & applied practice. 15+ years experience in research & field settings. Cape Breton, NS, Canada 🇨🇦 www.nataliecouturethanatology.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3mcg7sykig22o“Simple rituals can be extremely effective (reduce grief, anxiety and increase confidence). Rituals appear to benefit even people who claim not to believe that rituals work. Rituals can have a causal impact on people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.” (Gino & Norton, 2013).14 Jan 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg7sykig22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lmufih5mfc2p"In my #grief, my time writing was a place where I could dance with loss as it moved across my landscape (Kuhnke, 2023)." Have you used #poetry or #journaling as a tool for grief? You are welcome to share a piece of #writing or poetry below. "Egg" by C.G. Hanzlicek15 Apr 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmufih5mfc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3llqywqry4c2p"Listening to sad music can lead to beneficial effects such as regulation of negative emotion and mood as well as consolation. Such beneficial emotional effects constitute the prime motivations for engaging with sad music in everyday life (Taruffi & Koelsch, 2014)." Share your "Sad Song" below. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oY47hdblMto01 Apr 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqywqry4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lkqk6e52rc2fThe millennial urge to mix business with pleasure to make business pleasurable.19 Mar 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqk6e52rc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lipny3shq22aMy undergraduate office was located next door to a rat lab - made for interesting conversations with participants. #psychology #science #research [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipny3shq22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lil2vue6ps2eTwo 50-something men in the isle of the grocery store talking about how hard they had it as children. Both men describing physical/emotional abuse from their mothers without naming it - trying to laugh it off all while nodding and understanding. People WANT to talk. We NEED community grief spaces.20 Feb 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lil2vue6ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lhyztznvos23"Mustard on the beat. And it could help you save a life with Hands-Only CPR." Thanks, @americanheart.bsky.social12 Feb 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyztznvos23https://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lhydaadblk2s#GriefEducation doesn't always look like private group sessions or public info-talks. https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2025/02/11853502/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-show-reaction-meaning12 Feb 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhydaadblk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lhgpr3lngk2yIt's OK to not know what to say. Let's talk about our lack of preparedness for difficult conversations. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-what-to-say-when-someone-is-grieving-is-tricky-sometimes-actions-speak/?utm_source=paidsocial&utm_medium=FacebookAd&utm_campaign=traffic_mkt&utm_term=accelerator&utm_content=life&utm_id=1&kwp_0=2448587&kwp_4=6825034&kwp_1=2902635&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMABhZGlkAasYhbaVFSwBHQU5FntxB_isX3JWG3SsRtD0b-h5glyNxFIw5qBZPIK4_EaqwgwwMbHgTA_aem_POlYoelRAo2hUhrBs1E-cA05 Feb 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgpr3lngk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lhbxf76hok2uValentine's Prompt: What would you tell your younger self about love?03 Feb 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbxf76hok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lh2jjsueck2qSo many layers of grief in this case. #NovaScotia is feeling every bit of it as more and more cases flood our news streams. And, we know that's only the reported and covered ones. #IPV #IntimatePartnerViilence https://haligonia.ca/police-officer-charged-in-intimate-partner-violence-case-308832/31 Jan 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2jjsueck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lgb3dcyerc2zCore Provincial Funding IS Community Grief Care. Time spent applying for grants is time taken away from doing the actual work. Every second counts. Every minute matters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgb3dcyerc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lfqgots75s2o https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/01/14/statement-intimate-partner-violence14 Jan 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqgots75s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lfff2w3xz22yLet's also address the grief this brings to family members (often children), witnesses, and communities. https://globalnews.ca/news/10948873/intimate-partner-violence-nova-scotia-justice-minister/10 Jan 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfff2w3xz22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3lemqizazik2zHere's to everyone who might be feeling disappointed, #grief, angry, guilty, or jealous as we ring in the new year. These feelings are important to acknowledge but don't seem to have the same PR as the "positive" feelings. Let's talk about that more in 2025.31 Dec 2024 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemqizazik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldvyartr222bIt should have always been "cat in the manger." dog in the manger noun phrase : a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself @merriam-webster.com #MerriamWebster #bodegacats [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2024 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvyartr222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldth2d3qus2mGrief IS political. Disenfranchised grief is everywhere. #griefsky #grief #political #poverty #NovaScotia #CapeBreton21 Dec 2024 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldth2d3qus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldnzku7erc2bMy youth group decided my music sounded like a "Temu Playlist." The youth will save us & also keep us humble. #Youth #GroupSessions #PrivatePractice [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2024 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnzku7erc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldnxzubwxk2bMaybe this time of year is hard. Maybe it's the actual worst. Are you hesitant to go to events worried you won't feel cheery enough, or want to leave part way through. I get it. Give yourself permission to take breaks, arrive late/leave early, or decline an invitation. Take care of yourself.19 Dec 2024 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnxzubwxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldlijjahh22fI often hear people speak about "Two Cape Bretons." One #CapeBreton boasts the 3rd "Most Beautiful Island in the World." One Cape Breton has a 32.4% #ChildPoverty rate - #StatisticsCanada 2022. Has anyone else heard this?18 Dec 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlijjahh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldlhlju3dk2f"More than one in five Nova Scotian children are living in low-income families. New report documents a historic single-year increase in #NovaScotia #ChildPoverty, explores intersectional factors correlated with child #poverty rates, and provides recommendations." This is #grief.18 Dec 2024 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlhlju3dk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/coutureeold.bsky.social/post/3ldiqhnagk22gThis is #grief. https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/2024-report-card-on-child-and-family-poverty-in-nova-scotia-swift-action-is-needed-for-child-and-family-wellbeing/?fbclid=PAY2xjawHOP4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpuLV9-UV0EL9B0Mh9n1ulLsCvofNIOZU-mP5VLz2Y2Plc-hyPjj7AzJyTA_aem_TKSTtWQXfZHoXbChob-Blw17 Dec 2024 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:ncv2gmvfevy2ln5jvllqee5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldiqhnagk22g