Barbara Karnes, RN Award Winning End of Life Educator, Award Winning Nurse, NHPCO Hospice Innovator Award Winner 2018 & 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. Barbara is an internationally respected speaker, educator, author, and thought leader on matters of end of life. She is a renowned authority on the dying process and a leading educator for families, healthcare professionals, and the community at large. Barbara has dedicated the last 40 years of her life to the education, care, and support of dying people and their loved ones. The most useful and important things that she's learned along the way have been distilled into her materials.
Each week, Barbara answers the questions that patients and families submit through her website: www.BKbooks.com. Below, we've add some posts regarding Grief:
Podcast: Grief At The End of Life With Author and Specialist, Barbara Karnes, RN January 12, 2021
"In our death ignoring society, COVID has put death right in front of our faces. In modern time we haven't had to face this avalanche of dying..." Barbara Karnes, RN...Read more →
In A Time Of Overwhelming Loss... September 16, 2020
When someone we know or are close to dies we expect to grieve. We recognize our sadness but often we don’t recognize our impulsiveness to clean the house, or our...Read more →
Grief at the End of Life with Barbara Karnes, R.N April 14, 2020
Barbara Karnes, R.N., nationally known writer and hospice nurse, joins us for our monthly show "Grief at the End of Life." Read more →
Grief During the Last Stages of His Life January 30, 2018
From the moment of a diagnosis of a life threatening illness we begin grieving. We grieve not just the eventual losses that come with serious illness but the approaching death...Read more →
Does Everyone Need Grief Counseling? April 14, 2021
Counseling is a support offering, a choice. Some personalities would never consider counseling. They would not be comfortable sharing their personal thoughts and life with someone else no matter how professional...Read more →
GRIEF- Struggling After Mom's Death February 11, 2019
Often after a person dies we forget that there is no perfect relationship, that there are easy times and difficult times. Somehow once a person dies we elevate them to...Read more →
BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF ~ Grief and Guilt November 28, 2017
What do I mean by being "gentle" with yourself? I mean forgive yourself for all the things you feel guilty about. Remember we always do the best we can with the information...Read more →
Reaching for the Far Side of Grief July 26, 2016
Dear Barbara, How does a person transition from caregiving after my loved one's death to restoring my balance, focusing on the new role for my life. Grief is not about...Read more →
Stuck in Grief December 12, 2016
In normal grieving, time begins to lessen the intensity of the emotional pain of our loss. There is a process to grief (see My Friend, I Care) and although we never forget...Read more →
How Do You Let Go and Stop Feeling Guilty? October 11, 2016
Guilt seems to come with loss. We burden ourselves with questions we can never answer, with “what if ” and “why didn’t I”. We repeatedly berate ourselves with “I should...Read more →
For Those With Heavy Feelings of Loss November 09, 2015
How to let go and stop feeling guilty? At first you probably aren't even aware of your feelings. When someone close to us dies, even if we are told it...Read more →
Spirit and the Body February 24, 2014
Comment: “My son has died!” You have been with people when they die. Your book, The Final Act of Living, talks about body and spirit. How do you know? I...Read more →
Podcast: Grief at the End-of-Life September 08, 2020
Author and end-of-life expert Barbara Karnes, R.N. joins Dr. Michael Fratkin to discuss compassionate palliative care in rural areas. Listen Here... Related Product is My Friend, I Care: The Grief Experience ...Read more →
The Emptiness of Grief September 24, 2013
Question: The emptiness left behind after a loved one dies. What do I do with it? Emptiness is one of the aspects of grieving, experiencing that hole in our life...Read more →
Grief for a Person with Dementia December 15, 2012
Question: Please talk about grieving the gradual but sure loss of a loved one with dementia. Perhaps you’ve heard it said: Having a loved one with dementia is the long...Read more →
Our Grief Door December 15, 2014
Question: My father-in-law died a few months ago. I’m not thinking about him as much as I am thinking about my mother and brother who died years before. When we...Read more →
Grief and the Holidays November 20, 2012
Our seasonal holidays are here and for those of us who have had loved ones die this year the holidays will be a particularly challenging time. Something to think about:...Read more →
The Emptiness of Grief September 24, 2013
Question: The emptiness left behind after a loved one dies. What do I do with it? Emptiness is one of the aspects of grieving, experiencing that hole in our life...Read more →