by Ebony Faber | May 28, 2019 | Blog, Community, Counseling, Grief, Health & Wellness, Traumatic Loss
May is Mental Health Month – a time to focus on taking care of our mental wellness. Almost everywhere we look, there is news of devastating events and deaths. These stories can weigh heavy on our minds and hearts. It may even compound or resurrect our own...
by Ebony Faber | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog, Community, Counseling, Grief, Traumatic Loss
When you go out into the world each day, you always expect to come back to the people you love. If a loved one suddenly dies or is killed one day, it will sideswipe you into shock and sorrow. Did you say, “Goodbye” or “I love you?” Why did this happen? How can you...
by Ebony Faber | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, Community, Grief, Pediatric, Social Work, Traumatic Loss
We mourn with heavy hearts for the Parkland community struck by the school shooting. Too many young lives and people who shielded them are gone too soon. Many survivors and loved ones are left behind to deal with this monumental, painful tragedy. Shootings, suicides,...
by Ebony Faber | Dec 18, 2017 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Counseling, Grief, Pediatric, Traumatic Loss
By Ryann Kuchle, Empath Health Social Worker A tragic loss Many people we know have had a baby die due to a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and/or stillbirth. This population is much larger than realized often because the death of an unborn child is rarely spoken of...
by Ebony Faber | Oct 3, 2017 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Grief, Hospice Care, Traumatic Loss, Volunteers
Debra Walling answers a calling to serve and uplift our community. She has dedicated more than two decades volunteering at Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health. Through the years, she has given lots of loving support to our patients and families facing the end...
by Ebony Faber | Sep 28, 2017 | Bereavement, Blog, Community, Counseling, Grief, Traumatic Loss
Suicide shakes the lives of many families all over the world. Sometimes, these traumatic deaths and suffering aren’t spoken of. Other times, suicide is thrust into the spotlight. • The high rates of veteran suicides (Veteran Affairs findings) • The back-to-back...
