Category: COVID-19

Family Friday Series: Coping Catchers

Family Friday Series: Coping Catchers

Welcome to Family Fridays — a 10-week series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. This family activity helps kids to identify coping strategies to support them…

Community Compassion Cards

Community Compassion Cards

We are excited to connect with our community through inspiring messages of HOPE with our compassion cards. It’s a fun and simple way during the COVID-19 crisis to show we care and we need your help! We will be sharing these words of HOPE with…

Grounding Techniques to Support Grieving Children

Grounding Techniques to Support Grieving Children

By Rachel Melhorn, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist Here at Full Circle, we talk a lot about “big feelings.” When we use this term, we are referring to grieving children’s struggles with emotional regulation. This may look like an extended tantrum, uncontrollable crying, fit of anger,…

The Rabbit Listened

The Rabbit Listened

Each Sunday, parents and children are invited to find a cozy spot at home and join us for Storytime. The books, read by our Full Circle staff and therapists, are selected to help children explore the difficult emotions surrounding grief and loss and will encourage…

Family Friday Series: Mindful Mandalas

Family Friday Series: Mindful Mandalas

Welcome to Family Fridays — a 10-week series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. This activity is an opportunity for you to express your feelings in…

Saying Goodbye to a Dying Friend or Family Member During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Saying Goodbye to a Dying Friend or Family Member During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Allyson England Drake, M.Ed, CT Facing the death of a friend or family member is a devastating experience. In “normal” times, we can sit with our loved one, hold their hand, hug them, soothe them, and have those final conversations in person. However, the…