My Dear Community, I am a mother bereaved by my son’s death by suicide. Yet today I live a life of peace and joy. But has the grief really gone away? Did you know that suicide is the 10th leading [...]
My Dear Community, How do you remember Memorial Day as a five-year-old? I remember going with mother to the nursery several days before Memorial Day. We bought armloads of bright red geraniums. [...]
We live in a culture of rushing. Passing through life without recognizing and acknowledging transitions causing pain or loss. Whenever we leave one place for another, even if it’s a positive [...]
My Dear Community, Our guest blogger this week is my nephew, David. He sent me this as an email on Easter Sunday after listening to a podcast. The speaker, Nora McInery, made him think about his [...]
My Dear Community, We collectively mourn this week over the burning of the “Heart of Paris” One news account said: No deaths were reported, but two police officers and a firefighter were injured [...]
My Dear Community, Death by suicide in on the rise in Oregon. Yet people aren’t talking about shame as one root cause for the pain that can lead to suicide. I was stunned when I saw the [...]
My Dear Community, As I read articles and work with clients, I see an emerging pattern about youth suicide. Many of these teens appear to “have it all”. They’re intelligent, charismatic, athletic [...]
My Dear Community, The words we allow and the words we speak to ourselves in our minds leads to self-loathing or self-love. Life or death. Self-loathing – the path to death April 20th approaches. [...]
My Dear Community, Its arrived, its arrived! Spring. New life. Sunshine. Fresh green. Lightness as the days grow longer. It seems like overnight Spring arrived. But buried beneath the cold hard [...]
