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Triggers with Loss & More

July 10, 2022July 4, 2022 by wpadmin

Continuing from the prior blog post this month about “Families & Veterans: How Grief and Loss Continue after War” I have provided information about triggers associated with Veterans which share components with grief and loss in general. The term “Trigger” is...

It is About You Too… Holidays or not

December 28, 2020January 6, 2021 by wpadmin

Self-care and self-awareness go hand in hand when grief is a factor. Consider the following;

Pace yourself
You have choices
You are in charge of you
If in doubt, don’t
Ask for help
Delegate responsibilities
Ask for what you need
Create balance over the...

AURAS AND GRIEF

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 by wpadmin

A NEW TOOL FOR YOU IN COUNSELLING OR IN HELPING OTHERS

The aura around someone can indicate a state of grief, sadness, trauma and being overwhelmed when life is difficult. Of course, the opposite is true...

Potentials for The Other Side of Grief and Loss

November 19, 2019 by wpadmin

First, it is important to recognize that there is the potential for individuals to experience love, joy and happiness after a loss. Sometimes, they need help realizing this potential in themselves. You can help them do that. Knowing that grief can be...

Adoption and Loss

October 9, 2019 by wpadmin

Perhaps you have come across this situation in your counselling practice or you are a party in a similar circumstance. Unexpectedly, in June 2019 I was contacted by a woman stating she thinks she is my half sister. “YA RIGHT”! I was...

What others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS (part one of three)

August 31, 2019September 10, 2019 by wpadmin

Below is some of what others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS and the experiences that someone has when a suicide death happens to a person they care about. Not only care about, but perhaps they have found the deceased...

Adjusting to my family as it is now!

April 15, 2019April 2, 2019 by wpadmin

For some individuals saying, “I am adjusting to my family as it is now” is a difficult statement to make. A family member may have died or there has been a drastic change in the family for some reason. What...

Life Insurance and Suicide

March 15, 2019February 18, 2019 by wpadmin

Life insurance is purchased for a variety of reasons and used after death to help with final expenses, pay off a mortgage, to leave extra money to family or a charity and whatever else you can think of. Sometimes, people...

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...

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,...

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