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    Bereavement

    The Pros and Cons of Emotional Shields

    Friday, May 21, 2021

    ‘Shields Up!’ What if the emotional shields we use to protect ourselves from pain get stuck in the upright position? What happens then? Can we get them unstuck? Is lowering […]

    Tags bereavement, emotional pain, grief

    Category Bereavement

    Bereavement, Death of a Child

    Eight New Year’s Eves Ago

    Saturday, January 16, 2021

    There is a collective sigh of relief as we ring in 2021, and yet there is also mounting loss and unattended grief. For those of us who have been learning […]

    Tags bereavement, death of a child, getting to the other side of grief, holidays

    Category Bereavement, Death of a Child

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    Can You Grieve for a Place?

    Friday, September 6, 2019

    My husband and I are moving in a month. He is paraplegic. I’m recovering from open heart surgery and have a pig valve in my heart. These factors made us […]

    Tags belongings, bereavement, change, coping with grief, hope, positives

    Category Open to Hope

    Death of a Spouse

    Being Exquisitely Seen

    Wednesday, May 29, 2019

    Books Saved Me I’ve been a lover of words and books and writers since childhood. I treasure the way we can be educated, transported, and transformed through what we read […]

    Tags acceptance, bereavement, coping with grief, getting to the other side of grief, healing, Moving forward, spouse loss, widow

    Category Death of a Spouse

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    Finding the Strength You Need

    Thursday, June 8, 2017

    The death of a loved one is such a shock to the body and mind, you may wonder if you’re going crazy. You aren’t going crazy; you are grieving. In […]

    Tags bereavement, grief, healing, hope, personal stremgth

    Category Open to Hope

    Death of a Child, Special Topics, Your Grief

    10th Anniversary: Tears at Home Depot

    Tuesday, February 14, 2017

    The 10th anniversary of my daughter’s death is a few days away. I thought I was prepared for this anniversary, but I wasn’t. Instead, I have burst into tears several […]

    Tags anniversary reactions, bereavement, coping, coping with grief

    Category Death of a Child, Special Topics, Your Grief

    Bereavement, Your Grief

    Yes, I’m Still Grieving

    Tuesday, January 5, 2016

    If you or someone you care about has ever suffered a painful loss, you’ve likely heard, communicated, or thought something like the following: That earnest wish that a person could […]

    Tags bereavement, coping with grief, grief, grief and loss, Grief Support, Moving forward

    Category Bereavement, Your Grief

    Death of a Child, Your Grief

    Why Happy New Year is Tough on Bereaved Parents

    Friday, May 30, 2014

    When the ball at Times Square drops, champagne corks pop. Ample hugs and kisses are dispensed all around. A new year, new hope, new ventures, new possibilities. Wow, it’s all […]

    Tags bereaved parents, bereavement, death of child, holidays, new year, parental grief

    Category Death of a Child, Your Grief

    Your Grief

    How to Help Someone In Pain

    Saturday, May 10, 2014

    A lot of people truly, deeply want to be of help to those they love as they are grieving. They just don’t know what to do. And there are a lot […]

    Tags bereavement, coping with grief, death, Depression, grief, healing, hope, widow

    Category Your Grief

    Death of a Child

    A Mama Finds Memories in a Duplo Box

    Wednesday, April 9, 2014

    In my closet sits one duplo box filled with handwritten cards.  The cards were for my little boy Daniel.  The boy is now gone, but the cards written to him […]

    Tags after loss of child, belongings, bereavement, cancer, death of a child, duplo box, grief and loss, loss of child, Memories, memories in a box, mother

    Category Death of a Child

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