Grief and The Ripple Effect
When someone mentions grief, people automatically think of death. That is true, we grieve when our hearts are hurting from the death of someone loved. However, there are many other times in our lives that we grieve losses not associated with death. Caregivers have many different roles and experiences, many of those involving loss. It may be loss of independence, loss of time, loss of dreams, loss of identity. Relationships may be altered and that can also bring about loss. Learning of a serious diagnosis is another loss we experience as we anticipate all that lies ahead that may be changing our lives. When we experience loss, we grieve. Each of those losses impact other aspects of our lives and the lives of those around us, creating a ripple effect.
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Presented February 7, 2024
Presented by Pam Dinneen, LMHP, FT, Founder of Mourning Hope
As Mourning Hope’s Founder, Pam Dinneen has dedicated the past 35 years of her life to supporting grieving youth and families. Pam’s passion is to companion people, walking with them through the most difficult times in their lives, helping them find hope, healing, and happiness again.
Pam started her professional career as a teacher, pursued a master’s in counseling degree and License as a Mental Health Practitioner. She also earned a Fellowship in Thanatology, with specialized training in death education and counseling. Pam worked as a school counselor for LPS, serving as a Crisis Response Team leader for 24 years. That is where she realized the acute need for grief support for families. Mourning Hope began offering groups in 1994 and has continued to grow, expanding the programming and facility to accommodate the needs of our community.
In 2019, Pam joined the paid staff at the Mourning Hope Grief Center, where she supervised master’s level counseling interns, began offering individual counseling, facilitated grief groups, and held the position of Clinical Operations Director. Pam retired this past June, however she remains passionate about Mourning Hope’s mission, “so on one has to grieve alone”. She continues to serve on the Board of Directors and offers various consulting support to the Mourning Hope Grief Center.
This session is part of the Education Series for the Family Caregiver, hosted by The Nebraska Caregiver Coalition.