Did you know that anniversaries can impact your health? The observance of events from days gone by can have real ramifications today. For good and bad, we found several studies documenting how our past reaches out to grab our present…
Testing the anniversary reaction: Causal effects of bereavement in a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden, by Rostila, Saarela, Kawachi, and Hjern, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Jan 2015
Mastering the Anniversary Reaction: Putting Memory to Rest, by Erlich and Sederer on Huffington Post, Feb 2012
Trauma Time – The impact of a trauma anniversary in children, by Shelley on STEAM Powered Family
The Anniversary Effect- Being mindful of your calendar can help you avoid mood swings, by Deborah Serani in Psychology Today, May 2011
Anniversary Reactions: Research Findings, by Hamblen, Friedman, and Schnurr, National Center for PTSD, Feb 2016
Why Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries by Rose Fres Fausto in Philstar Global Lifestyle, Aug 2017
