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Triggers with Child Loss at any Age

Triggers with Child Loss at any Age

May 12, 2026April 13, 2026 by wpadmin
Are you someone who no longer has your child in your life for whatever reason?  Perhaps you know someone who no longer has their child in their life.  Reasons such as, miscarriage, infant death, murder, missing person, suicide, abortion, or...
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Life Insurance and Suicide

Life Insurance and Suicide

April 28, 2026March 25, 2026 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, estate planning and whatever else you can think of. ...
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Words Make It Real For You and Me

Words Make It Real For You and Me

March 19, 2026December 29, 2025 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...
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Why didn’t I see the signs?

Why didn’t I see the signs?

March 2, 2026December 29, 2025 by wpadmin
Often, I counsel individuals who have experienced the suicide death of someone they cared deeply about. One of the most common questions I hear is “Why didn’t I see the signs”?  What if that individual made certain you did...
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Grief Perceived as Anger

Grief Perceived as Anger

January 24, 2026December 10, 2025 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...
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When Death and Loss Are Too Close

When Death and Loss Are Too Close

December 27, 2025November 30, 2025 by wpadmin
When death and loss are closer than you are prepared to deal with, what happens to you?  How do you process this information?  Does fear and panic take over and if so, for how long?  Does the flight, fight or...
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What Some People Say About Those Who Die by Suicide

What Some People Say About Those Who Die by Suicide

December 2, 2025November 30, 2025 by wpadmin
The fact that people die by suicide has been around for hundreds of year.  I am going to focus on the present times with this article and what comments are said or heard after a suicide death has occurred; especially...
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Children and Suicide

Children and Suicide

November 5, 2025November 30, 2025 by wpadmin
Children and suicide are a fact more so now than ever before.  As a grief counsellor, I have parents who come for counselling, but most often it is the moms.  A child can be any age. For this article I...
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Last Love Letter

Last Love Letter

October 22, 2025November 30, 2025 by wpadmin
Have you ever given a thought to your last love letter?  I do not mean “love letter” in the Valentine’s sense.  I mean an after you die letter that is left to your loved ones, family and friends; a letter...
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Experiences with Headstone Purchase

Experiences with Headstone Purchase

July 12, 2025June 15, 2025 by wpadmin
After speaking with several people who purchased a headstone, grave marker, monument or whatever you want to call it, I asked for their thoughts on this experience. The question included purchases prior to, after or during the dying process of...
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