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    Death of a Child

    After Loss: Fear Can Be An Asset to Grieving Individuals

    Tuesday, July 30, 2019

      “No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear”– C.S. Lewis This first line in C.S. Lewis’s book A Grief Observed , inspired me to reflect […]

    Tags Animal Teachings, coping with grief, Dave Roberts, fear, Jamie Sams, Jeannine Roberts

    Category Death of a Child

    Death of a Child

    Hope and Clarity in the Middle of Nowhere

    Tuesday, January 5, 2016

    Lately, I have begun to revisit previous articles and blogs that I have authored. Perhaps as I grow older, I value nostalgia more, or perhaps it is the value I […]

    Tags Dave Roberts, hope, Jeannine Roberts, Transformation of Grief

    Category Death of a Child

    Death of a Child

    Scripting Our Own Paths After The Death of Our Children

    Monday, August 17, 2015

    My sincere and heartfelt thanks to both Susan Roback and Patty Furino for inspiring much of the content for this post. Deepening Bonds and  Linking Objects The relationship that I continue to […]

    Tags Continuing Bonds, Dave Roberts, Dennis Klass, getting to the other side of grief, Jeannine Roberts, Linking Objects, Ph.D, signs and connections

    Category Death of a Child

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    Uncovering the Illusion of Truth in Our Grief Journeys

    Wednesday, December 3, 2014

    The Wisdom of Age As I become older, my view of the world and the people who inhabit it has evolved.  I would like to believe that growing older has […]

    Tags Chemical Dependency, Dave Roberts, death of a child, Jeannine

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    Your Grief

    Nature and Grief: Empowering Teachings From The World Around Us

    Monday, October 13, 2014

    Beyond Our Front Doors Following the death of my eighteen-year-old daughter Jeannine in March of 2003, I embraced non-ordinary phenomena to help me develop new insights. One of the things […]

    Tags Dave Roberts, Grief Lessons from Nature, healing, Jeannine, John Muir

    Category Your Grief

    Death of a Child, Your Grief

    Colors of the Spirit: We Are All One in Grief

    Thursday, July 24, 2014

    Embracing Sacred Law From July 11, 2014 through July 13,2014, I attended the 37th National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in Chicago, Illinois.I have been attending and presenting workshops for […]

    Tags Dave Roberts, getting to the other side of grief, signs and connections, spirituality, Teachings From Nature

    Category Death of a Child, Your Grief

    Other Losses

    The Malaysian Airlines Crash: Reflections on Grief After Tragedy

    Sunday, July 20, 2014

    This past Thursday (7/18/14), Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17 was hit by a missile while flying over the Ukraine. All told, 298 individuals from 11 countries, including 80 children were […]

    Tags Dave Roberts, Global Tragedy, Maylasian Airlines Crash, Maylasian Flight MH 17, Moving forward

    Category Other Losses

    Death of a Child, Other Losses

    The Upside of Sadness in Our Grief Journeys

    Monday, May 19, 2014

    Entitled No More During the last few days of my existence, I have experienced more sadness than usual. Considering that I am a parent whose child died  over 11 years […]

    Tags Dave Roberts, getting to the other side of grief, signs and connections

    Category Death of a Child, Other Losses

    Death of a Child

    A Day of Rebirth

    Wednesday, April 16, 2014

    I originally wrote this piece for my blog on March 1, 2014, my daughter Jeannine’s 11th angelversary date.  Since year nine of my life as a parent who has experienced […]

    Tags Dave Roberts, getting to the other side of grief, hope, spirituality

    Category Death of a Child

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    Lessons About Human Nature and Grief From My Work With Chemically Dependent Individuals

    Wednesday, December 18, 2013

    I am thankful for the brilliant teachings contained in “The Afterlife of Billy Fingers” by Annie Kagan.  For me, Billy’s teachings are not just about life, death and the afterlife; […]

    Tags Chemical Dependency, Dave Roberts, grief, Grief Lessons, spirituality

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