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Children and Thoughts of Suicide Part 2

May 1, 2024April 2, 2024 by wpadmin

As discussed in a prior article part 1, children DO have thoughts of suicide and DO act upon those thoughts. What do you need to pay attention to? How do children know about suicide? What can YOU do? What do you...

What is the Purpose of Grief?

April 1, 2024January 8, 2024 by wpadmin

While doing an interactive presentation on the topic of “Grief and Spirituality” I was asked what I thought the purpose of grief was. Delving deeper into this question I have a few ideas to share with you.

Saying Good Bye

March 13, 2024January 7, 2024 by wpadmin

Have you ever wondered the special meaning “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...

Small Wonders

March 1, 2024December 20, 2023 by wpadmin

Have you ever taken the time to analyze the events in your life and then wonder how you made it through the tough times? Sometimes, the tough times include grief and loss. There are inevitably, small wonders in...

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...

Disenfranchised Grief…Unspoken

January 30, 2024December 20, 2023 by wpadmin

Disenfranchised grief is a component of grief that is not shared with others for a variety of reasons. An individual may not feel they are worthy of sharing their grief with others. Perhaps society in general does not want to...

“Golden Rules for Living” Creating Memories as you Re-remember

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 by wpadmin

I was getting ready to relocate my office space and came across the following news article I had saved from many years ago. The article was addressed to “Dear Gram”. Is there anything you can relate to here...

Pet Loss

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 by wpadmin

The loss of a pet can be the cause of tremendous grief for an individual and family. I have spoken with people who have tears in their eyes several years after a pet has died. What causes this grief reaction...

Looking Back to Get the Courage to Move Forward

November 20, 2023October 23, 2023 by wpadmin

Life is full of ups and downs, and sometimes there is a feeling or thought as if I am never going to get through this crisis or trauma. In the midst of despair your body remembers what past...

Family Story: Create and Share

August 18, 2023November 21, 2022 by wpadmin

Telling a family story of loss can help a family create a healing story. I will focus on suicide loss at the moment but this article could apply to other losses as well. How to create a story and why...

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Children and Thoughts of Suicide Part 2

What is the Purpose of Grief?

Saying Good Bye

Small Wonders

Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief

Disenfranchised Grief…Unspoken

“Golden Rules for Living” Creating Memories as you Re-remember

Pet Loss

Looking Back to Get the Courage to Move Forward

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