Eleanor Silverberg, 3-A Coping Strategist

05/14/2026

If loss and grief are part of your professional work with clients OR patients OR part of your personal experience with family OR your own life journey, you will not want to miss this introductory opportunity to learn the 3-A Coping Framework I developed: a practical, common-sense approach to understanding and addressing loss.
"Buried Losses Revealed Podcast & June 5th Noon Seminar"
Take advantage of this introductory learning opportunity!
For all the details, go to https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/podcast
In the meantime, here is a sneak peek preview!

05/01/2026

Here's an ideal gift if your mother is caregiving her spouse in the home and he has dementia. "Keeping It Together" is more than a book! It is a companion! And contains empowering coping tips using the 3-A Coping Framework! Don't delay, get it for her today! Preview/order https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/books-articles

04/06/2026

Not all losses are visible, and not all grief is acknowledged, but that does not make them any less real.” Join me on Fri. Apr. 17th for the FREE Workshop on Understanding Disenfranchised Grief To Register: https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/contact-for-an-event In the meantime, read my recent blog post https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/post/are-all-endings-grief-worthy

Not all losses are visible, and not all grief is acknowledged, but that does not make them any less real.When someone experiences a significant loss, an ending has occurred. In this context, loss and endings are interchangeable. These endings can take many forms: the death of a loved one, family ill...

02/22/2026

Join us for our Feb. 27th webinar where I will be interviewing Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, a leading pioneer in grief studies who devised concepts decades ago that are applied and relevant today. On the 27th "Different Styles of Grieving: Is it Gender Based?" Hear the how's and what's from the creator himself. To register https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/contact-for-an-event

02/18/2026

In our Feb. 27th webinar, you will view my interview with Dr. Kenneth J. Doka, a pioneer in grief studies as he speaks about the different styles of grieving that he devised with his colleague Terry Martin. To learn more: click on image

There are two certainties in life: death and taxes. But what about grief? Is grieving as universal as death itself?Grief is a natural response to significant loss. Since most people will experience multiple losses in their lifetime, it seems reasonable to assume that everyone grieves. Yet from a cul...

02/06/2026

Do you know a valentine who is caring for a family member around the clock? Are you that valentine? "Keeping It Together" is the right companion in the form of a book that acknowledges/addresses the grief involved and provides coping tools to assist. Preview/order https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/books-articles (Hands-on including 12 Practice Exercises)

01/17/2026

Check out my upcoming Jan. 23 webinar Griefwork: Rituals https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/contact-for-an-event Grief is woven into everyday life through the many situational losses we experience. It's about death but it is not just about death family illness, job loss, relationship breakup other life transitions Read more...
https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/post/where-s-the-grief

When most people hear the word grief, they immediately think of death. Yet grief often enters our lives quietly, without a funeral, condolences, or permission to slow down. It can arise from changes, losses, and life-altering circumstances that leave us feeling unsettled and unseen, especially when....

12/09/2025

No need to look further! The ideal gift for the caregiver living with a family member who has dementia. Guidebooks that are engaging and empowering. Preview/order https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/books-articles

11/10/2025

I am looking forward to conducting a Zoom workshop this Friday, November 14th at 12 noon. "Defining and Consoling Disenfranchised Grief" I hope you will join me https://www.eleanorsilverberg.com/contact-for-an-event

09/26/2025

Psst! Take a couple of minutes and watch this preview of the U of T online 4 wk workshop "Grief Intervention for Situational Loss Over the Life Course" For details and to register https://aging.utoronto.ca/grief-intervention-for-situational-loss-over-the-life-course/ Mosaic Home Care & Community Resource Centre Seniors Lifestyle Magazine Caregiver Solutions Magazine FirstLight Home Care of North York National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly Ava R

09/13/2025

After decades since my dad's death, with the help of Acknowledge, Assess, Assist, I have made peace with my grief, softening to gratitude and compassion. Over the years after a loss, has your grief taken different forms -- are you acknowledging it?

I don't have to look farther than into my own life to understand how long grief can truly last. Recently, a quiet voice inside me spoke up: “I miss you, Dad.” I heard it—and I responded in my own Acknowledge, Assess, Assist moment.My father passed away 27 years ago, after spending his last fou...