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What are You Avoiding?

What are You Avoiding?

June 20, 2026June 18, 2026 by wpadmin
What are you avoiding when a loss has occurred or you know it is going to happen soon?  “GRIEF” may be the main experience you want to avoid. Does anyone willingly go into grief and if so, does avoidance present itself...
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Loss Due to Discrimination

Loss Due to Discrimination

June 7, 2026May 13, 2026 by wpadmin
Consider for a moment the many ways people are discriminated against.  There is discrimination connected to sexual orientations, colour, race, religious beliefs, gender, mental illness, financial wealth or lack of it, political views and the colour of your eyes.  I’m...
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Adjusting to my family as it is now!

Adjusting to my family as it is now!

May 25, 2026May 13, 2026 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...
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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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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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Teachable Moments with Children and Death

Teachable Moments with Children and Death

January 12, 2026November 30, 2025 by wpadmin
Finding teachable moments to talk with children about death may seem daunting to some people, while others have no trouble.  Depending on the situation, the opportunity may happen suddenly and it takes presence of mind to catch the moment. Ideally,...
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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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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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