The Many Facets of Grief and Loss: Help for the Solo Ager

2023-08-16

The Many Facets of Grief and Loss: Help for the Solo Ager We talk about grief and loss when someone dies, but can we grieve someone who is still living? How might we deal with the loss of “things” and compound grief over the years? What if we don’t feel close enough with anyone to share our grief? Angela Dora Dobrzynski works through these tough topics and helps us navigate the complex emotions that come with grief and loss throughout a lifespan. Angela Dora Dobrzynski is a Licensed Professional...

We talk about grief and loss when someone dies, but can we grieve someone who is still living? How might we deal with the loss of “things” and compound grief over the years? What if we don’t feel close enough with anyone to share our grief?

Angela Dora Dobrzynski works through these tough topics and helps us navigate the complex emotions that come with grief and loss throughout a lifespan.

Angela Dora Dobrzynski is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice. Additionally, she is a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist and holds a certificate in Holistic Health Coaching from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Angela earned her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Rosemont College and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Stockton University.

Prior to private practice, Angela worked as a Bereavement Counselor for Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice, The Renfrew Center, and as adjunct faculty at Manor College teaching Developmental Psychology and Stress and Health Psychology. 

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-dora-dobrzynski-lpc-04b958b/

https://angeladora.org/

Therapeutic Writing Blog Post: https://angeladora.org/2022/01/24/therapeutic-writing/

Support Groups:

St. Peter Church East Brandywine. Contact Shavaun: shavaunmcginty@gmail.com

Compassus Hospice: Online general grief support group, Tuesdays at 8pm, Contact John john.cooper@compassus.com

Adult grief group with Hand Holding Hearts. Contact Amy: contact@handsholdinghearts.org

Penn Medicine Hospice: Online support group via Zoom. Call 610. 617. 2400.

Books:

Healing After Loss by Martha W. Hickman: https://www.amazon.com/Healing-After-Loss-Meditations-Working/dp/0380773384

Unmoored by Angela Dora Dobrzynski: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZCQPKZC?psc=1&smid=A1Y53T3O3Q25L8&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp