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Move Over Michelle, Mama’s in the House: The Obamas Are a Multigenerational Family

Posted on January 24, 2009 - by Carol O'Dell

Move over, Michelle Obama, cause Mama’s in the house. That’s right, Michelle Obama’s mother is moving into the White House. Multigenerational families aren’t new, and now that the Obama family joins the rank, perhaps it will be considered a viable living option, and one that’s particularly appealing in these economically challenged times. People used to live together under one roof out of necessity–to run the farm, to continue the family business. In fact, it’s on the rise. More than 3.6 million parents lived with adult children in 2007, according to census data. That number is up 67 percent from 2000. […]

How Vice President Joe Biden Dealt With Grief

Posted on January 23, 2009 - by Abel Keogh

On November 7, 1972 a relatively unknown lawyer named Joe Biden pulled off a big political upset. By just over 3,000 votes he defeated two-term incumbent U.S. Senator J. Caleb Boggs and, at age 30, became the sixth youngest Senator in U.S. history. Despite the amazing victory, he almost never took the oath of office. On December 18, 1972 while Biden was in Washington D.C. looking at his new office, his wife, Neilia, took their three children shopping for a Christmas tree. They were involved in a fatal automobile accident. Neilia and his infant daughter, Naomi, were killed. His two […]

Say Goodbye to Guilt

Posted on January 23, 2009 - by Doris Jeanette

By Doris Jeanette, Psy.D. — Family members frequently feel guilt when someone dies. Mothers feel especially responsible for their children. No matter what the rational reason for the death, they feel as if it is their fault. And children can sometimes carry guilt into their adult years, thinking they had something to do with the death of a loved one. Guilt is one of the worst experiences known to humans. It ties you up in knots and makes you feel unworthy and miserable. Guilt is the result of thinking that you have done something wrong. The reason you think that […]

The Wisdom of Candles

Posted on January 22, 2009 - by Bernie Siegel

By Bernie Siegel —

Managing Depression After a Loss

Posted on January 21, 2009 - by Stan Popovich

By Stanley Popovich –??

Death of a Child: ‘Unfinished Motherhood’

Posted on January 20, 2009 - by Clara Hinton

By Clara Hinton —

‘My Heart Has No Steps’

Posted on January 19, 2009 - by David Hurley

By David Hurley —

With Husband’s Death, New Woman is Born

Posted on January 17, 2009 - by admin

By Virginia Hadfield —

The last man standing…

Posted on January 16, 2009 - by Eric Tomei

The old saying, “Save the best for last” never rings more true in certain situations in life. When my godfather died in 1992, at age 44, I was a senior in high school and was devastated. It was my first lesson in life that anyone could die young, even in your own family. He never had any kids but I always felt that when we were together he treated me like his own. I remember every birthday when I was younger I used to get a box of Topps baseball cards. The really big […]

Dog Returns in a Dream and Comforts Owner

Posted on January 16, 2009 - by Luellen Hoffman

By Luellen Hoffman — Recently while doing research for my book, Special Dream, I asked people if they ever had someone close to them die and then appear to them in an unusual dream. Over three hundred people responded and out of that group, five people wrote to tell me their dog had died and then appeared to them in a dream. I couldn’t use their stories in my book, but when I saw the web site about the death of pets, I knew this would be a wonderful place to share their heart-warming story. Here is one story, related […]