[Counselors] FW: Grief

[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

A New Leash on Life: A Remedy for Healing After Loss is a one-of-a kind self- help book led by Midas, a feisty golden retriever.  Perfect for young readers, Midas is a gentle guide who teaches valuable lessons about life, death, abandonment and emotional well being. Using snippets from his own life growing up as the runt of the litter, to losing his mother and eventually being adopted, Midas is determined to help any reader who has reached the end of their own leash. He leads the reader through the stages of grief, and each chapter is filled with worksheets for the reader on how to combat these as he urges the reader to face their feelings full on instead of ignoring them and eventually making things worse. Midas is not only a dog with unconditional love, deep devotion and true loyalty, he is a dog who has suffered big losses in his life. In this book, he teaches us some of life's most valuable lessons. He will show you how to stop barking up the wrong tree by giving tools to help you overcome grief and loss.

Do you feel like you have reached the end of your leash with nowhere else to go? That is what happened to Midas. He tried to ignore his feelings but that didn't solve anything. In fact, it made things worse. Pretending that things were alright didn't make them go away. Healing began once he decided to stop cowering away in the comfort of his dog house and take action. You're invited to join him in his story. Together, you will learn how to recover from losses and pain.



Also, there is  a website: Whatsyourgrief.com that has a list of 64 books that you might want to explore for further reading material.



If I can be of further assistance to you, please let me know.

Take care
Patricia McClain, MS, LPC
School Counselor
Lincoln Alternative Academy
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
{405} 533-6331
pmcclain at stillwaterschools.com<mailto:pmcclain at stillwaterschools.com>


On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 3:10 PM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net<mailto:counselors at lists.onenet.net>> wrote:
If anyone has suggestions of books or activities to do with students dealing with the loss of a parent, I could sure use the ideas.  Two sisters (one in 6th grade and one in 2nd grade) just lost their dad in a car accident over the weekend.  I would appreciate any advice or ideas as I am a new SC and this is my first experience as a SC dealing with this directly.  Thank you.


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