Every day, we and those around us experience loss, change, and transitions that we must grieve. Grief is intense emotional suffering caused by loss, and while it is normal, it involves hard work. Does that surprise you – that grief not only equals loss, but it involves hard grief work as well? Grief often begins [...]
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Hints for Making it Through the Holidays
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November 21, 2010
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The holidays are coming, and this may be your first or second without your loved one. What do you do to get through this huge wave, this tsunami, looming before you? How do you cope when every time you turn on the radio in your car, turn on the television, go to the market, you [...]
How Long is Too Long to Grieve?
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August 19, 2010
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Is there some magic amount of time to grieve a death, or the break up of a relationship, the break up of a family, loss of a job, financial downturns, loss of a pet? I’m talking about grief and loss, hurting, struggling, pain, sadness, anger. How long does it take to “get over” someone or [...]
New Year’s Struggles With Grief
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February 8, 2010
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We all are programmed to look forward to each New Year. How many times have you heard, late in the previous year, “I just want this year to be over with.” “I look forward to next year when things will begin anew, things will be better. ” The implication is that the mere change of the calendar [...]
