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Further Educational Links

These thoughtful articles provide guidance and direction for anyone touched by grief.

The Journey Through Grief

The Mourner's Bill of Rights

Helping Yourself with Grief

Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey.

Helping Yourself Heal
When Someone Dies

Helping Yourself Heal
When Your Child Dies

Helping Yourself Heal
When Your Spouse Dies

Helping Yourself Heal
When a Parent Dies

Helping Yourself Heal
When a Baby Dies

Helping Yourself Heal
During the Holiday Season

Helping Dispel 5
Common Myths About Grief

Helping Yourself Live When You Are Seriously Ill

Helping Yourself Live
When You Are Dying

Helping Others with Grief

A friend has experienced the death of someone loved. How can you help? The following articles provide many practical suggestions for helping others with grief:

Helping a
Friend in Grief

Helping a Man
Who is Grieving

Helping a Friend
Who is Dying

Helping a Friend
Who is Seriously Ill

Helping a Suicide
Survivor Heal

Helping a Homicide
Survivor Heal

Helping a Grandparent
Who Is Grieving

Helping a Grieving
Friend in the Workplace

Helping AIDS
Survivors Heal

Helping SIDS
Survivors Heal

Helping Your Family
When a Member is Dying

Helping Your Family
When a Member is Seriously Ill

Helping Your Family Cope
When a Pet Dies

Helping Your Family Decide
if Organ and Tissue Donation
is Right for You

For and About Grieving Children and Teenagers

Children and teenagers have special needs following the death of a friend or family member. The following articles provide wonderful insight in helping children and teens understand and express their grief.

Helping Children
Cope with Grief

Helping Teenagers
Cope with Grief

Helping Infants and Toddlers
when Someone They Love Dies

Helping Children with Funerals

Helping Children
Understand Cremation

Helping a Child who is
Seriously Ill

Helping a Child
who is Dying

Helping Grieving
Children at School

Helping Bereaved
Siblings Heal

Funerals, Memorials, Cremation and Related Topics

The days following the death of a loved one can be filled with sadness and confusion. The following articles can help you understand the importance of the rituals surrounding death.

Helping Your Family Personalize the Funeral

Helping Create a
Meaningful Eulogy

Ten Freedoms for Creating
a Meaningful Funeral

Why is the Funeral Ritual Important?

For Funeral Directors

Effectively meeting the grief needs of clients in an increasingly impersonal world takes special effort on the part of professionals in the grief industry. The following articles are designed to help funeral directors gauge their own effectiveness and meet the challenges of serving clients' needs.

It's the Experience That Counts: Funeral Home Customer Service for Today's Families

And We Wonder Why People Question the Need for Funerals...

Creating Excellence in Customer Service

The Dirty Dozen of Customer Service

And We Wonder Why People Question the Need for Funerals...

Listening to (and Satisfying) the Never-Satisfied Customer

For Hospices and Other Caregivers

Caregivers have special needs of their own. The following articles are designed to help caregivers take care of themselves as well as those who are suffering from loss.

Companioning the Bereaved: An Introduction

Tenet 1: Companioning Principle

Tenet 2: Companioning Principle

The Awesome Power of "Telling The Story": Why I'm Proud to be a Grief Counselor

Caregiver as Gardener:
A Parable

Companioning vs. Treating: Beyond The Medical Model of Bereavement Caregiving

Growing Through Grief: The Role of Support Groups

Responding to Problems in the Support Group Setting

The Bereavement Caregiver's Self-Care Guidelines

Why We Gather Videos

From youtube.com/whywegather:

The purpose of Catholic rituals and traditions

Is cremation a viable choice for a Catholic?

The difference between a celebration of life and a funeral service

The benefits of bereavement support groups

Making sure your bereavement support group is a good fit

Having the body present at the funeral

The value of connecting with others during grief

How communities grieve

Adaptive Action: Creating a memorial or scholarship fund

Adaptive Action: Expressing thoughts and feelings

Instrumental grief: using action to heal

The many emotional states of grief

Personal Story: The comfort of having the body present at the funeral

Death is tragic because life is precious

Grief - a natural response to any loss

Contact Us

In the event of a death in the family, contact Burstows without delay. A funeral director is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and will provide help and guidance from the first contact.

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Burstows Funeral Care Since 1900
Toowoomba Head Office
1020 Ruthven St Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Phone:
(07) 4636 9600
Fax:
(07) 4636 9650
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A family owned Australian Business
Toowoomba Head Office
1020 Ruthven St Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Phone:
(07) 4636 9600
Fax:
(07) 4636 9650
Proud member of
Australian Funeral Directors AssociationSelected Independent Funeral Homes
Toowoomba
OAKEY
Dalby
Warwick
Gatton
Terms & ConditionsPrivacy Policy
Funeral Pricing Information
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