The recent tragedy in Italy when the cruise ship sank and many people died touches all of us in so many ways. My girlfriend and I spent New Year’s on a cruise, and it was a time of joy and a experience of happiness. So too were the hopes and desires of all the families [...]
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Celebrity Deaths Remind Us of Our Mortality
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June 26, 2009
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By Richard Beck – When Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died, many people, myself included, were deeply saddened. How do we begin to make sense of grieving the deaths of celebrities, many of whom we have never met in our lifetimes in person? There are many layers to the experience of such loss and grieving. [...]
Cat is Missing 54 Days and Counting
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June 24, 2009
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Betty writes in: There is so little information to be found on how to deal with the loss of a pet…not death…worse, their being lost and not knowing where they are or if they are scared or hurt or dead. It is true that if you just knew what happened to them, the healling could [...]
Woman Feels Helpless to Comfort Grieving Boyfriend
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April 13, 2009
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Marissa writes in: My boyfriend lost his mum seven months ago, four days after having her diagnosed with a brain tumor. She was his best friend, and had a very close relationship with him. I think he didn’t have a proper grief at the beginning, he was always trying to make his dad and brother [...]
Why We Read and Write Our Grief Stories
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February 22, 2009
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By Richard Beck As I ponder what to write in my first article for the Open to Hope Foundation, I imagine what it feels like to read about the universal challenges that face us after we experience a loss. Loss is universal in that death is inevitable for all of us. Some losses leave us [...]
