Emotional Intelligence Solutions, from Technology, Design, Culture, to Healing

Processing Grief and Emotions Through Technology Grief is a complex emotion or set of emotions one experiences after a loss (Harley et al., 2018).  This loss could be associated with a pet, a friend, a relative, or a loved one.  It is a natural process that we will all experience. Many grief handbooks talk about five stages of grief.  The ability to handle emotions and manage behaviors is a process known as emotional intelligence.  Having higher emotional intelligence may give an individual greater abilities to process loss and death.  However, each culture and individual handles and expresses grief differently. With the integration of technology in all aspects of life, including grief, even more cultural shifts are occurring ( Technology And Social Media Are Changing Death & Grieving,  2018). Social media sites have groups that set up online memorials and support groups (Harley et al., 2018).  Funeral homes now have online information and memorial services and there are many onlin

References Popova, M. (2018, October 17). Elizabeth Gilbert on Love, Loss, and How to Move Through Grief as Grief Moves Through You. Brain Pickings . https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/10/17/elizabeth-gilbert-ted-podcast-love-loss/

50+ Great Songs About Death to Help You Grieve Erin Coriell (2019), an end-of-life caregiver and educator, recognizes that grief is a natural process in life and that to experience it is natural and healthy.  To help the process she created a site that lists many songs that will help you process your grief in a respectful and at times entertaining manner.  Reference Coriell, E. (2019, October 4). 50+ Great Songs About Death to Help You Grieve | Cake Blog . https://www.joincake.com/blog/best-songs-about-death/

Social-Emotional Learning: How to Help Students Manage Grief and Loss The Blog at Planbook , provides an overview of how to recognize, understand, process, and work through aspects of grief a student might face.  A quick overview- Sign of Grief A complex emotion similar to sadness at times but can take many forms Faculty should note signs of grief and respond accordingly Helping Students Grieve Take a small, step by step approach Do not add stress to the situation Address concern in a safe manner and do not let is be ignored What Not to Do Do not speak in euphemisms Be honest with words such as death, dying, dead but in sensitive manner Do not use cliches such as everything will be okay Listen more than share Reference Planbook. (2018, February 6). Social Emotional Learning: How to Help Students Manage Grief and Loss . Planbook Blog. https://blog.planbook.com/help-students-manage-grief/

References Harrison, V. (n.d.). Vicki Harrison Quotes (Author of Dressed to Thrill) . https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5447898.Vicki_Harrison

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING Teaching Students About Death and Grief Stover (2020) provides an overview of how to help students understand and manage their grief over the death.  In fact, she even takes her high-school seniors on a class trip to a funeral home.  Stover notes that death is a difficult and uncomfortable subject that may intertwine drug and dependency, PTSD, depression, and even mental illness, are important topics that need to be addressed directly but sensitively (Stover, 2020).  To address such a difficult subject, Stover (2020) creates a culture of openness, respect, and compassion. This is reinforced by classroom projects that build empathy.  She then approaches the subject with the stages of grief and the emotions during this process. She really focuses on creating understanding and empathy.  It is a process we will all one day experience if not multiple times in our lives.  As mentioned in the first paragraph, she goes further to show them a funeral home and the p