Words of Wellness are resources for students to access and utilize to improve and maintain their overall wellness.
While the Wellness Center’s Counseling Services are available Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for counseling, consultation, and referral needs, we wanted to share additional resources that may be beneficial during this time.
In the past several weeks, the coronavirus outbreak has brought about many changes to our lives. Many of us are experiencing grief and loss in many ways. Grief is a normal psychological process that occurs after breavemenet or other major losses. Not only are we dealing with possible grief and loss of loved ones but we are also experiencing other forms of grief and loss, such as grief and loss of our sense of freedom, autonomy, our daily routines of going to work and/or school, engaging socially with friends and our ability to go out and about.
The following resources focus on grief and loss among many areas of our lives during the coronavirus pandemic:
1. APA Article Grief and COVID-19: Mourning Our Bygone Lives
by Kirsten Weir, 4/1/20
This article from the American Psychological Association aims to normalize grief and loss along with ways to cope with grief and loss such as “name and claim” our grief and the importance of our social connections.
https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2020/04/grief-covid-19
2. Psychology Today article: COVID-19 and the Grief Process
by Robert Weiss, Ph.D., MSW
This article from Psychology Today discusses the stages of grief that we may experience and what each stage may look like to each of us during the Coronavirus pandemic.
3. Coronavirus is Changing Our Lives, and We’re Grieving Because of It, Experts Say by Olivia Willis from ABC Health and Wellbeing.
This article from ABC Health and Wellbeing discusses the universality of grief, the non-linear stages of grief, and how grief impacts us individually and collectively.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-04-02/coronavirus-grief-and-sadness/12113238
The Stages of Grief from Therapist Aid
This handout discusses the stages of grief according to the Kübler-Ross model. Remember these stages of grief are more fluid. Some individuals may fluctuate back and forth between stages and some may transition between stages that don’t necessarily adhere to the order laid out in this worksheet. Grief and loss affects us all differently and having an understanding of various emotions we may experience can be beneficial for us in moving through our process of grief.
https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/stages-of-grief-education.pdf
The following are meditations from The Honest Guys channel on YouTube.
The Honest Guys- Guided Meditation — Stress Relief
“Enjoy the serene experience of floating up into the sky and flying through the clouds as you watch your stress levels vanish.”
The Honest Guys- Guided Meditation – The Cleansing Pool
“In a secluded garden, a healing pool awaits you. Step into its cleansing waters, and feel them washing away stress and pain.”
Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:05:57 +0000 by k.weeks