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Since my loss, I forget how to prepare meals

July 2, 2019 by wpadmin

“I forget how to prepare meals” is a comment I have heard several times from the primary cook in a family after a sudden and/or traumatic death loss, which is defined by the individual, not myself. You may wonder how...

What are You Avoiding?

May 20, 2019 by wpadmin

What are you avoiding when a loss has occurred or you know it is going to happen soon? “GRIEF” may be the main experience you want to avoid. Does anyone willingly go into grief and if so does avoidance present itself...

Love Them Anyway

March 2, 2019February 18, 2019 by wpadmin

Have you ever noticed there are people in your life who just drive you nuts? There are people who do not seem to do it the “right way”; the people who just seem to be so different from you and...

Words Make It Real For You and Me

February 15, 2019 by wpadmin

Hearing the words you or someone you know is dying makes death more “real” for some people. Does this mean denial or fear is in the picture? Does this mean someone is not ready to deal with the reality as it...

Grief and Traumas Show on Your Face

January 20, 2019January 13, 2019 by wpadmin

The more I counsel an individual, the more I see the stress from loss and traumas leave their face. I have always said grief is mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. I cannot see the spiritual components on the outside of someone,...

Grief Perceived as Anger

December 7, 2018November 23, 2018 by wpadmin

Anger is often described as a stage of grief after a loss and in some cases this is true. Often the perceived anger associated with one loss may be compounded by unexpected additional stresses. The individual may feel changes in...

Special post…a new grandson

April 16, 2013October 29, 2022 by wpadmin

I decided to share my experience of the day my elder daughter went in the hospital to deliver her second child, her first is now aged 10. I am normally not an over protective parent who hovers over...

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