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The Elephant in the Room

July 4, 2025June 4, 2025 by wpadmin

I have noticed the “ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM” on many occasions and to be honest, sometimes I have been afraid of that elephant. You know, that thought in your mind that tells you there is something no one wants to...

Helping Children Express Grief

May 18, 2025April 10, 2025 by wpadmin

I was reading an article about children, grief and trauma. Specifically, referring to how a trauma may cause children to have difficulty with speech. I want to share a few ideas that may help. As adults, sometimes we are not the...

Saying Good-bye

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 by wpadmin

Have you ever wondered what the special meaning of “good-bye” may have to someone when death is a focus of life? Who is saying “good-bye”? How is “good-bye” said? How hard is it to say “good-bye” or is “good-bye” necessary? All...

Losses Connected to Debilitating Illness

February 9, 2025February 6, 2025 by wpadmin

In the past I spoke with a group of individuals from the Parkinson Society. With a warm welcome they shared some of their stories and experiences with me. This caused me to think more about how losses connected to a...

How difficult is it?

October 29, 2024November 21, 2024 by wpadmin

I know life is difficult. I know life can be full of surprises; some come with hopeful anticipation and others come when we least expect it. Is life difficult because we have not figured out how to bend when the wind...

ANGEL GOWNS and CHILD LOSS

June 12, 2024May 8, 2024 by wpadmin

I wonder if you were like me. I had never heard of the term “Angel Gowns” or “Baby Gowns”, especially in the context of infant child death loss. Writing this I can feel the heaviness of this topic. Perhaps, you...

Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief

February 16, 2024December 20, 2023 by wpadmin

When looking at the statistics for abortions, or perhaps when trying to figure out how many abortions are performed a year it is very difficult to determine. Depending on where you search even with the internet; there is no true...

Why do We Hesitate to Seek Help?

July 14, 2023November 21, 2022 by wpadmin

I have always wondered why people in general do not seek grief help when it is available to them. What gets in the way; cost, pride, time, perception, fear, embarrassment or perhaps a bad experience when seeking help...

Different Shapes and Forms of Help with Grief and Loss

July 1, 2023November 11, 2022 by wpadmin

Take a moment to set aside the confusion, fear, and whatever else may be blocking your path to healing from a grief and loss experience. Consider exploring other options. The paths to healing are numerous. I have always said, “Different strokes...

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...

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The Elephant in the Room

Helping Children Express Grief

Saying Good-bye

Losses Connected to Debilitating Illness

How difficult is it?

Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief

Different Shapes and Forms of Help with Grief and Loss

Triggers with Loss & More

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