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A Spiritual Journey

Posted on September 2, 2008 - by John Pete

A wise person once said that ‘grieving is not the same as loving.’ And I believe that once we truly understand and accept that, we can begin to heal. (John […]

His Death Shattered Me — How Spouse Loss Affects Us Physically

Posted on August 29, 2008 - by Beverly Chantalle McManus

When Steve died several years ago, I felt so lost… He’d been diagnosed six month earlier, but for each of those days, I kept expecting (and praying) that a miracle […]

Showing Humanness: How Healthcare Professionals Can Help Families with Ill Children

Posted on August 29, 2008 - by David Browning

By David Browning How can healthcare professionals be most helpful when they encounter families in which a child is terminally ill? The modernist approach to medicine places practitioners, especially physicians, […]

Gratitude as the Antidote to Grief

Posted on August 27, 2008 - by Joanne Cacciatore

Writer Joanne Cacciatore shows how the search for goodness and gratitude can help those suffering in the aftermath of loss.

Dealing With the Death of a Boyfriend

Posted on August 25, 2008 - by admin

A website visitor has this question for author Comfort Shields: Q: I saw that the author C. Comfort Shields will be on your radio program next week. I am grateful […]

Life Is About Adapting to Change

Posted on August 24, 2008 - by Abel Keogh

The one thing that certain in this life, aside death and taxes, is change. Businesses have to change to survive. Markets, attitudes, tastes, and buying habits of customers are constantly […]

Do Men Really Cry Less Than Women?

Posted on August 22, 2008 - by Bob Baugher

Grief therapist Bob Baugher suggests that we not judge a man’s grief by how much — or even whether — he cries.

A Companion on Your Grief Journey

Posted on August 18, 2008 - by Beverly Chantalle McManus

I became a widow when Steve, my husband of 20 years, died from esophageal cancer. With one daughter in college and the other finishing up high school, along with a […]

10 Things People Should Know About Grief

Posted on August 18, 2008 - by John Pete

1. Grief is the last “living connection” to a loved one who has died. So when you expect someone to “get over” their grief, you are expecting them to move […]

Everything is Gone In House Fire, Now What Do We Do?

Posted on August 15, 2008 - by admin

Tina H., Houston, Texas, asks: Our house burned down with everything we own in it. I feel like I’ve been orphaned. No surviving photos of our children or our parents. […]