Continuing Bonds: the connection does not end with loss
When we lose someone, the relationship with them does not simply disappear. Many people find that their connection continues through memories, values, and the ways the person influenced their life.
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What does the Continuing Bonds Mini Course cover?
Why grief is no longer seen as letting go, how memories keep a relationship alive, carrying forward the values and influence a person gave you, the personal ways people stay connected, and why staying connected does not prevent healing.
Who is this Continuing Bonds Mini Course for?
Helpful if you:
💔 Have lost someone and feel pressure to move on
🕯️ Want to keep their memory part of your life
🤔 Wonder whether staying connected is holding you back
For therapists:
Assign this course in bereavement work to introduce the continuing bonds model and normalise ongoing connection. The client's reflection on what lives on gives a gentle way into meaning-making in session. Fully HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
Dr Harriet Mellotte
Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP
“Offload is a fantastic resource for both clients and therapists. The world of CBT has been lacking an app which enables the sharing of CBT worksheets and homework tasks between clients and therapists, but Offload completely does this, making the service we offer more professional and the benefits to clients greater.”
Are you a therapist?
Assign this therapy tool and 200+ other interactive tools directly to your clients. Build personalised care plans, customise tools, and review client responses before sessions. HIPAA and GDPR compliant.
Explore Offload for therapistsReferences
Klass, D., Silverman, P. R., & Nickman, S. (1996). Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief. Neimeyer, R. A. (2001). Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss. Field, N. P., & Filanosky, C. (2010). Continuing bonds, risk factors for complicated grief, and adjustment to bereavement. Death Studies.
