The end of the year and the celebrations of missing you!

The transition between the end of one year and the beginning of another is often important for many people. A period of completion and restart, which carries the invitation to reflect on our life choices and the meaningful relationships we cultivate with family and friends. It's also party time! From celebrations that are often meaningful to families because they represent the appreciation of family unity.
Although generally considered a moment of unity and joy, this period can also be a source of emotions of sadness or regret. provoke memories of farewells and arouse longing. This makes it easier to understand why not everyone considers these commemorative dates as intrinsically happy times. Emotions aroused in these periods potentiate, and make past relationships more intense and present. The absence of a loved one on commemorative dates, such as Christmas and New Year, can then pose the challenge that these celebrations need to be resignified, reflecting in changes in the form and / or meaning attributed by the family to the experience of being together. And it is possible that homesickness is part of this, and the time of cohabitation that left deep marks of affection can be celebrated.
The CORA - CEFI Mourning Center, wishes everyone a beautiful and loving celebration of the year. of family ties!
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Authors
Renata Fischer da Silveira Kroeff
Psychologist (07/21175). Specialist in Clinical Psychology by the Federal Council of Psychology. Specialist in Systemic Therapy with Individuals, Couples and Families by the Center for Family and Individual Studies (CEFI). Master in Social and Institutional Psychology (UFRGS) and PhD in progress by the same postgraduate program with emphasis on teacher education for higher education. Member of the Center for Research in Cognitive Ecologies and Policies (NUCOGS / UFRGS) and the Center for Studies and Mourning Care (CORA / CEFI). Professor of Specialization in Systemic Therapy at CEFI and Clinical Psychologist in the care of individuals, families and couples. Virginia Buzzacaro Psychologist, graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2016/02). Member of CORA as a clinical psychologist in the area of ​​mourning.