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Grief Support Resources

Grounding Techniques

5-4-3-2-1 Method: Betty Alice Erickson

  

Name 5 things you see, 4 you touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste.

 https://youtu.be/30VMIEmA114?si=GaoZ8ooz9UEx5sSL 

Box Breathing: Mark Divine

Inhale 4 counts, hold 4 counts, exhale 4 counts, hold 4 counts. 

 https://youtu.be/tEmt1Znux58?si=bP_8wJBR-DsOtsWh 

Hand on Heart Exercise: Linda Graham (2023), Germer and Neff’s (2019).

   

Place your hand on your heart, take deep breaths, and remind yourself: 'I am safe. I am doing my best.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4BCdkLGGD4 

Butterfly Hug

Originated and developed by Lucina Artigas, Ph.D.  1997.                                           

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:48ba9a47-837d-46bb-826d-4ea4e92fe4b9

   https://youtu.be/iGGJrqscvtU 



Relaxation Practices

Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Edmund Jacobson

Start with your feet, tense for 5 seconds, then release. Move upwards (legs, stomach, arms, shoulders, jaw).

https://youtu.be/ihO02wUzgkc

Visualization

Close your eyes and imagine a peaceful place where you feel safe.

https://youtu.be/G1bxxiiXc48

Affirmations: Émile Coué, Louise Hay

Morning Affirmations: 'I give my best, and that is enough.' 'I honor the love I give to animals, even when I can't save them all.' 'My work has meaning, even when it is difficult.

  https://youtu.be/uT6ASPy2Dbs 

4 Elements of Stress Reduction: Elaine Shapiro

  https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:27bf2a88-4ceb-4031-9e3b-381989624933https://youtu.be/4K4I3vzSNGA

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