The world feels more chaotic. Traumatized people are seeking out therapy and support groups. They feel defenseless. Like their force-field shield is damaged. The state of Raw Grief can feel like [...]
Your world has been turned upside down by loss. But the world is still moving forward. How can this be? You’re struggling to gain your footing. To feel better – like your old self. You’ve [...]
Last week we explored the concept that YOU are the place for love to go. This means taking care of your precious self. AKA Self-care. Grief is a time for self-care. A giant “time-out” that [...]
One of the quotes I’ve been pondering this year is… “Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give – but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up [...]
Monday morning was shattered by a single phone call. His words felt like a lightning bolt coursing through my body. From the top of my head, plunging into my stomach. He called to say his wife, [...]
When people we love experience grief due to loss, we often put up an emotional wall. We don’t want to “catch” their heavy emotions. But grief is not a disease to cure or a problem to fix. It [...]
Grief hit the big screen in the recent movie Ford vs Ferrari. Watch it and witness the emotions of Raw Grief and Fragile Grief. And feel the obvious discomfort of grief-phobic colleagues [...]
Recently a client said: “I am dreading the holidays. I don’t know how I will feel from one minute to the next!” Guess what? I don’t know how I will feel from one minute to the next either! I’d [...]
Thanksgiving is just days away. Last night in our Suicide Bereavement Support group (www.sbsnw.org), I shared the following: 1. This year, invite everyone to help create the table decorations. [...]
Grief follows me everywhere – even to the Oregon coast!! Last Sunday morning shortly after 7 a.m. my dear friend, Barb, sent a text. It read: “You up? If you are, watch CBS Sunday Morning. [...]
