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Stephy's Place

A support and resource center for grief and loss, located in Red Bank, NJ, offering free one-on-one and group peer counseling support.

11/06/2025

To the living, I am gone,
To the sorrowful, I will never return,
To the angry, I was cheated,
But to the happy, I am at peace,
And to the faithful, I have never left.

I cannot speak, but I can listen.
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea,
As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity,
Remember me.

Remember me in your heart:
Your thoughts, and your memories,
Of the times we loved,
The times we cried,
The times we fought,
The times we laughed.
For if you always think of me,
I will never have gone ..

Margaret Mead ✨

Artist Credit ; Karel Hendee

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11/05/2025

“I will remind you about your person many years later." said grief.
"You mean I won't get over this?" pondered the griever.
"Your heart will experience healing.
But you don't have to heal." offered grief.
"The cracks in your heart are where the memories of your loved one will enter". explained grief.
"So I can always carry my person in my heart?" asked the griever.
"Of course you can. And will.
Because that is what lam.
A lifelong holding of memories, thoughts, yearning and love. gently whispered grief.”
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11/04/2025

“Grief is cyclical. It will ebb and flow.
Some seasons will feel more daunting than others. Some seasons will feel light and peaceful.
If you're in it, just know, there will be joy and laughter and light again. But there will be anxiety.
And darkness and sadness and fear and feelings of hopelessness. And they will weave in and out of your daily routine. Sometimes how you feel from one hour to the next can change vastly.
Because here's the thing, when you lose someone life doesn't just stop. It keeps moving forward.
And that feels sad and confusing and makes you mad to why isn't the rest of the world seeing how broken you are without this person here?
But as they say, grief is merely love that has no place to go. And the people you love and who love you - that love doesn't just stop when someone passes away.
It lives on in us forever.
So from time to time be sure you sit quietly and breathe in their memory. I promise you, you will feel their love all around you.
And if you're feeling alone, please know you are welcome here. To share in your stories, to talk about your loved one, to process, to be in community, to heal. Please know you are not alone.
There's healing in the story of your scars.”
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11/03/2025

“Maybe one of the nicest things we can do for a suffering person is to simply be still and loving so we can allow the other person to be whatever way they need to be in that moment. We need more of that in the world.”
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11/02/2025

“We are always together, you and I. Death can't change that. I hear you in every silence. I see you in every sleeping and awakening. I feel you in the breeze that brushes my cheek. We are always together, you and I. Death has no power over our love.”
The loss of a loved one forces you to face a new reality which includes dealing with the practical demands of everyday life. We can help you move forward with the support of others, as only those who have also experienced loss can

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11/01/2025

November is Children's Grief Awareness month.

Many people don’t realize that it takes most children much longer to deal with their grief than we expect and that the amount of inner turmoil, invisible to most, is much more intense than we have any idea of.

https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/about/index.shtml

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10/31/2025

It’s Halloween 🎃

“Halloween is what I call a “minor holiday” but it can still be tough if you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. There can be a lot of pressure to make the day special for other children or grandchildren.

Every holiday seems to take on a new feeling after the loss of a loved one. Times that were once full of joy and laughter become heavy with sadness and grief.

Occasions like family dinners, holiday parties, and even simple tasks can bring a flood of emotions.

In theory the “Holiday Season” starts with Halloween…and Halloween is very painful for bereaved parents that are wondering what their child would dress up as…and it can also be extremely difficult for anyone grieving a loss.

Halloween decorations are usually morbid…like skeletons, coffins, and tombstones. Theses images can trigger powerful emotions if they remind you of your loved one’s death or funeral.

Here’s the thing…just like with every other holiday…memories of past Halloweens can be bittersweet.

Make a plan for how…and to what degree…you’ll celebrate this year…if you choose to celebrate at all. Most of the time, anxiety comes when you don’t have a plan in place.

To avoid any bad feelings…decide ahead of time what feels right for you.

If it’s all to much to deal with…just turn off the lights…it’s the universal symbol of “go to the next house…no candy here”. But for you it may also mean…”sorry, I’m just not in the mood.”

There’s no reason to participate in Halloween…especially if it brings you pain.”- “Surviving Grief”
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10/30/2025

“Halloween is a pretty playful holiday. Some people really get into it. Maybe you even used to get into it, but this year you’re feeling kind of ‘meh’. Grief takes a lot out of you and, in such times, you may find you need to conserve your limited amounts of energy and enthusiasm.”
https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-and-halloween/
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10/29/2025

“Grief isn't just emotional. It's physical. It weighs you down, weakens your body, and wears you out. It drains you so much that even getting out of bed can feel challenging.”

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10/28/2025

“Someone who drowns in 7 ft of water is just as dead as someone who drowns in 20 ft of water. Stop comparing traumas, stop belittling your or anyone else’s trauma because it wasn’t “as bad” as someone else’s. This isn’t a competition, we all deserve support & recovery.”
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10/27/2025

The loss of a loved one forces you to face a new reality which includes dealing with the practical demands of everyday life.
We can help you move forward with the support of others, as only those who have also experienced loss can. 💚💜info@StephysPlace.org

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10/26/2025

“If you haven't already, you will lose someone you can't live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and you never completely get over the loss of a deeply beloved person. But this is also good news. The person lives forever, in your broken heart that doesn't seal back up. And you come through, and you learn to dance with the banged-up heart.”
― Anne Lamott
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Address

210 West Front Street, Suite 209, Swede Chevalier Bldg
Red Bank, NJ
07701

Telephone

+17327979739

Website

http://www.stephysplace.org/

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