despair – Healing a Hearts Loss

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...

Children and Thoughts of Suicide Part 2

June 9, 2015 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...

Children and Thoughts of Suicide

June 1, 2015 by wpadmin

Children and thoughts of suicide is a topic many, including myself, find disturbing. You may ask yourself “Why would a child have thoughts of suicide”? Are there no support systems? Where are the parents? There is never a shortage of questions....

Grief Support Idea # 3

February 1, 2015 by wpadmin

“A Special Heart”

For some individuals, a heart has special meaning on different levels and therefore is a great way of remembering a loved one. When doing counselling sessions I ask individuals to choose a ceramic heart to hold onto. This heart...

Grief Support Idea #2. Making something from the clothing of a loved one

January 2, 2015 by wpadmin

“Sometimes we need something to hold onto.” It is not uncommon for some individuals to keep specific items of clothing of someone they love after the loved one has died. This idea of making something from the clothing of a loved one...

How difficult is it?

December 24, 2014 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...

Ideas for Getting Through the Holiday Season

November 13, 2014 by wpadmin

In deciding what to share with you I thought of two avenues. One, “Practical Ideas to Help You” get through the season and two, “It Is About You Too”. NOTE: I have focused on adults, but some of the suggestions and...

Grief Support Idea #1

November 6, 2014 by wpadmin

“Sometimes we need something to hold onto.” After a loss, when there is something quick needed to help someone and you are not certain what might work; try folding a loved one's t-shirt into the shape of a small pillow. This...

Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief

April 21, 2014 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...

Hoarding & Grief

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by wpadmin

Hoarding is more prominent with the presence of TV shows depicting individuals of all walks of life involved in this. By looking deeper into this situation you will understand how emotional losses go hand in hand with hoarding and how...

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

Children and Thoughts of Suicide Part 2

Children and Thoughts of Suicide

Grief Support Idea # 3

“A Special Heart”

Grief Support Idea #2. Making something from the clothing of a loved one

How difficult is it?

Ideas for Getting Through the Holiday Season

Grief Support Idea #1

Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief

Hoarding & Grief

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