I was out shopping the other day and made a quick stop at a store for one item. I made the purchase and hurried out to my car, got in and turned the key. Nothing happened. I tried again, and ...
It’s easy to blame your lack of energy on the grief you’re feeling over the loss of your partner. The combination of overwhelming sad thoughts, a lack of sleep plus the added responsibilities you may have as a single person ...
A new idea. Sometimes that’s all it takes to turn a corner. Often when I’ve been struggling with something - with grief, with disappointment, with the actions of another, or with a situation beyond my control, I have found that ...
Today I planted a little garden: Two tomato plants, two butternut squash, a spaghetti squash and three cucumber plants. While I am not a gardener, I do know zucchini secretly wants to take over the world, so I didn't plant ...
As Father’s Day is almost upon us, I want to continue with Roslyn’s train of thought from yesterday about ways to help your children mourn in a healthy manner. Before you experienced the loss of your partner, the only thing ...
How Do I Help My Child Grieve? Do you have children who are grieving the loss of their father? One thing I learned from Kent Allen, the counselor who produced videos for this website, was that I needed to be ...
After the death of your partner, have you been left with a never-ending stream of paperwork? Furthermore, have you spent many weeks or more looking for important paperwork, phone numbers of people you need to contact, or been generally frustrated ...
When I was little, I would visit my Grandmother Romney. I loved her back yard. There was a lot of grass and because its side yard backed into a hill, there was a rock garden. She had large rocks supporting ...
Here is one of the worst things about having someone you love die: it happens again every single morning.The soft web of sleep begins to clear and then, in an instant, your mind asks and answers a dreadful question. ~Anna ...
Turmoil. Pain. Judgment. Condemnation. Insecurity. Loss can bring into our lives negative experiences and feelings that we never expected. We may find ourselves judged wrongly, carrying burdens and feeling pain inexpressible and incomprehensible. Nobody wants to feel any of these. ...