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You Cannot Unsee or Unhear

April 13, 2026January 25, 2026 by wpadmin

After recently having a polite conversation with a police officer the thought occurred to me that people in service to others experience a lot of traumas. There are things that cannot be unseen or unheard. From a grief perspective, or for...

Love Them Anyway

April 1, 2026December 31, 2025 by wpadmin

Have you ever noticed there are people in your life who just drive you nuts? There are people who do not seem to do it the “right way”; the people who just give the impression being so different from you...

Grief and Traumas Show on Your Face

February 20, 2026December 29, 2025 by wpadmin

Over the years of counselling many individuals, I have noticed how people physically hold the stress from loss and traumas in their body; including their face. I have always said grief is mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. I cannot see...

Death Doula?

November 18, 2025November 30, 2025 by wpadmin

I was talking with a man recently about the loss of his wife to cancer. The conversation then shifted to him sharing how his daughter is a doula. Since the conversation prior to this was about death, I assumed he...

Help From Unexpected Places

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025 by wpadmin

Recently I was reading a book that prompted me to think of times when help from unexpected places came into my life. At first, I noticed help came when I was in distress. As life continued, I began to realize...

When YOU are Sad for Someone Else’s Grief

January 15, 2025December 26, 2024 by wpadmin

In some cases when you are sad for someone else’s loss or grief it can affect your everyday life mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. There can be a trickle-down effect that is noticed by family, friends and co-workers. What do I...

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...

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...

Families & Veterans: How Grief and Loss Continue After War

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 by wpadmin

Recently I spoke with a family member who is affected by the traumatic experiences of an individual/veteran who was in the army and active in war. She shared numerous examples of how life is a series of losses for the...

Furry Companions as Loss Supports

May 5, 2021March 4, 2021 by wpadmin

As I type this article while sitting at the computer, I am wondering how some people get through their loss. Professionally, I know how people do it…but from a heart spot, I am really remembering one way of...

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You Cannot Unsee or Unhear

Love Them Anyway

Grief and Traumas Show on Your Face

Death Doula?

Help From Unexpected Places

When YOU are Sad for Someone Else’s Grief

Children and Thoughts of Suicide Part 2

Triggers with Loss & More

Families & Veterans: How Grief and Loss Continue After War

Furry Companions as Loss Supports

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