I believe that if you understand the grief process, as well as relationship dynamics, AND how these two are related, you have a leg up on others about understanding life. Please allow me to take you through my thought process ...
Does your loss sometimes make you feel like a square peg in a round hole trying to fit into a societal mold that just doesn't feel right anymore? Do you now hold a different perspective than those that ...
The following is a sentiment I often hear from your fellow widows: “One of our biggest challenges is to endure pain without being one to the people around us.” If you have always been regarded as the “strong one” in ...
"Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest, which co-mingle their roots in the darkness underground." -William James- Darkness always has a place in our lives. It ebbs and flows with ...
When you grieve, you are in the eye of the storm – battered about by your up and down emotions. As the initial storm subsides and the sea of your life calms a bit, you tentatively put a foot out ...
“The past is never where you think you left it.” -Katherine Anne Porter- When a partner passes, it’s human nature to remember only the good things about that person because thinking about anything negative seems as if you would ...
According to Webster, the definition of awkward is lacking dexterity, ease or grace Throughout the grief process you can feel uneasy or removed from your body – almost as if your skin doesn’t fit correctly. Consider thinking about it as ...
To paraphrase William Shakespeare’s words in Hamlet: To be normal or not to be normal? That is the question. After experiencing huge changes in your life, a popular buzz word you may hear that is used to try to help ...
Although it may seem so, your life did NOT end with the loss of your partner. It’s just that in your grief, you’re feeling unable to imagine what comes next. This doesn’t mean it’s not there waiting for you to ...
Dr. Susan A. Berger is a clinical social worker, a specialist in the field of grief and loss, and the author of “The Five Ways We Grieve.” She defines five types or ways that different people respond to ...