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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Jun 5, 2019
- 1 min
Does a long grief mean I’m not resilient?
Resilience in grief demands that we take the time we need. Think about the deepest kinds of physical wound: a gun shot, a stab wound, an ...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Apr 27, 2019
- 1 min
Bravery in the Face of Pain
What is braver than stepping in to a new life without the person you’ve loved? What is more courageous than living with empty arms, in an...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Apr 27, 2019
- 2 min
My Shattered Just-World Hypothesis
Researchers have found that certain belief systems can have a positive effect on our grief process. For example, if we believe in a lovin...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Apr 27, 2019
- 2 min
A Thousand Little Deaths
Dear Scott, You died a good death. You did. So why am I so angry? I can’t seem to move past it right now. I am locked in this rumination ...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Apr 19, 2018
- 2 min
Grief and Joy Coexist
Writing prompt: car San Diego My university financially supports the professional development of faculty, so I was able to attend the ann...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
Writing prompt: Cell Phone
We ended every conversation, every goodbye with “I love you.” Jimmy Fallon even read my tweet on #Hashtags: “Mistakenly ended a phone ca...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Nov 27, 2017
- 3 min
Thanksgiving Without You
Hi Honey, I’ve always loved Thanksgiving; it’s always been my favorite holiday. But we just endured a really rough week — with your birth...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Nov 13, 2017
- 2 min
David, Scott, Rick
Dear Scott, Did you know you died on Rick Hartley’s birthday? He posted on his Facebook wall about his sadness – how he found it surreal ...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Nov 7, 2017
- 2 min
Blindsided by a Piece of Paper
Dear Scott, It feels kinda like labor pains, except in my chest. I opened a piece of mail today and was ambushed by grief. Your handwriti...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Nov 6, 2017
- 3 min
And then we can laugh
My dad was a dairy farmer and school bus driver. When I was little, I’d go with him to the school bus garage and listen while he chatted w...
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Dr. Melissa Baartman Mork
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min
Life Didn’t Stop
Dear Scott, You died on a Friday. It was warm and sunny outside, and as I looked out the window of your hospital room, I’d see traffic st...
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