Complicated Grief after Murder of Deaf Young Man Deaf Counseling Center’s Dr. Candace McCullough and Sharon Duchesneau share some thoughts on the complicated nature of grief after murder of Grant Whitaker by Mavrick Martin Fisher and offer support to the national Deaf community in the form of pro bono counseling sessions to those who may be directly impacted by the …
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Aug
2019
Deaf Parent’s Suicide Grief
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Counseling, Deaf, Death/Dying, Depression, Mental Health, Parenting/Families, Relationships, Therapy, Videos
Tags: Deaf, Grief, Suicide
Terrylene shares the profound grief she experienced upon her son’s death. For me, grief was a foreign word until it comes crashing down on my life. In human being experience and life milestones such as finding love, getting married, first day of school. Grief is part of human being milestones. Grief cannot and will not escape humanity. My world now …
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Sep
2017
The Leaf: ASL Poem by John Maucere about Addiction
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Accommodation, Addiction, Audism, Counseling, Death/Dying, Depression, Health, Language, Videos
Seeking Help for Addiction: In this beautiful and powerful ASL poem, the well-known Deaf actor and comedian John Maucere illustrates his journey of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. John’s courage in sharing his personal story is inspiring – and a reminder to all of us that the dangers of addiction are very real and the consequences more serious than …
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Jul
2011
ASL Translation of Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware
By: Deaf Counseling Center
Category: Death/Dying, Videos
Jenny Grinder Witterborg did a beautiful ASL translation of the article, “Regrets of the Dying” by Bronnie Ware. Life is a choice. It is your life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.
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