by Maureen Rieder | Feb 9, 2026 | Press
Thank you to Spectrum News 1 for highlighting grief as one of the factors that impacts many people’s mental health outlook in the new year. And thanks to our own Clinical Supervisor, Ann Marie Kahwaty-Bogan, LISW-S, CCTP, for taking time in her busy schedule to...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
I think COJ is a space where there’s freedom to speak your mind. To have your emotions seen. COJ does a wonderful job of holding sadness and joy at the same time because grief is so devastating. There’s always sadness, but if you look, there can be joy...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
I was in the fifth grade when I started seeing COJ. It helped me realize that I’m not alone in the world and that it’s a natural thing to be grieving. For the first time, I was actually shocked when I heard people talking about their losses and everything...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
They (COJ) helped me find different ways to deal with my grief, other than just sit there and be sad. But just knowing that I’m not alone and other people have gone through it too. Even if you feel uncomfortable going through it at first, it gets better, and...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
When I went back to school (after my mom died), I kind of prepared myself more. I missed a lot of school when she was in hospice or in the hospital. I was spending a lot of time there, and I feel like a lot of people kind of already knew what was going on. I kind of...
