ABOUT
Janice Harris Lord received her master of social work (MSSW) degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, and is a retired licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and professional counselor (LPC).
Janice began her career with trauma survivors, serving child abuse victims at Children’s Health Hospital in Dallas in the 1970’s. She later became National Director of Victim Services for Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 1982, a position she held until 1997. In 1993, she received a U.S. Presidential Award for “Outstanding Service on Behalf of Victims of Crime”. Starting in 1997, she was in private practice and consulted on numerous national, state, and local projects.
In addition to trauma therapy, Janice's interests include resilience in clients/patients and caregivers, ethics in victim services, trauma-related bereavement, and the role of spirituality in human services. She is the author of No Time for Goodbyes: Coping with Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death, now in its 7th edition and available in Spanish, and co-author of Spiritually-Sensitive Caregiving and I’ll Never Forget Those Words, a book about death notification.
Katherine Fortner Doerge created most of the artwork in Goodbyes, as well as this website, over several years as she struggled to cope and heal from her own trauma
17 years on, this Fort Worth interfaith group is still meeting to celebrate their similarities...
Daughters of Abraham is a discussion group for women of three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, all religions with roots back to Abraham. We seek to enhance understanding of the spiritual and cultural similarities and differences among the three faith communities.
It takes time to build trust, even among sub-groups of one faith or members of any group. No matter how open-minded you are, you (yes, even you) have some stereotypical ideas. Begin with a small group of representatives of the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)...
Janice has a deep and abiding interest in nurturing interfaith relationships. Learn more about the Daughters of Abraham below.
Initially, Katherine did not have the support or resources to deal with her trauma. She tried to suppress and bury it. This came at a price. She found herself emotionally numb with a diminished ability to enter fully into life. She could not sustain this constricted state. She sought out professional help and began the painful process of healing.
Katherine often had no words to express what she was experiencing, so she began drawing, painting, and even sculpting clay to express what she felt. It helped her understand what had happened to her and the effect it had on her body, her emotions, her thinking, and her outlook on life.
Katherine hopes the images in the book and on this website will help you do the same as you move through your own pain and grief. Your grief is unique, but you are not alone.