Friday, October 28, 2011
The lower level of our house gets lots of use, especially in the winter time. We watch television there and work in our home office. Fourteen years ago, we had […]
Thursday, October 27, 2011
When I suddenly lost my fiancé in a car accident, my body had a traumatic response to the situation. When we grieve the loss of someone we love so much […]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Question from a Reader: How do you bring back the “drive”? The desire to improve one’s self? The desire to learn something new, or to go with your goal? Since […]
Monday, October 24, 2011
I walk through the crunchy leaves that blanket the ground while others float down landing on me. I hesitate to brush them off. They are, after all, part of the […]
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Throughout the last few years, I have thought a lot about how we all handle widowhood differently. We all move at our own pace and grieve within our own comfort […]
Saturday, October 22, 2011
It’s October. The weather has turned cooler and I finally had to break out the jeans and long sleeved shirt. As I suspected, the 10 pounds that I gained showed themselves […]
Friday, October 21, 2011
The 27-year-old young woman had called for an appointment because her father died six months ago. Now she sat across from me, squirming slightly on the comfortable suede sofa in my office. […]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
October begins again and I can feel my descent into the memories. It started about a week ago when the weather began to change a bit. The cooler breezes starting […]
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A woman was walking down the hallway past my counseling office after she had seen Linda, the massage therapist. My office door was open so I heard the lady remark, […]
Monday, October 17, 2011
How can a person begin to survive the emotional roller-coaster ride one experiences after the death of a loved one? A father who outlives his child; a wife who tries […]
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