- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
Don't Miss the Mark - Three Challenges in Helping Friends with Grief & Trauma Healing
"Hi, I'm calling for my friend Sally? She has just lost her husband and she really needs to seek some help. She can't work or sleep and...
- Oct 18, 2020
- 3 min
Shocking Suicide Insensitivity
A woman student at Utah Valley University was evicted from student housing for telling her roommates that she was suicidal.
- Sep 19, 2020
- 2 min
A Warning Bell of All We Could Lose
The Washington Post published a piece on 9/17/20 about being a Grief Leader and I wholeheartedly agree with all their advice and points -...
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Anguish & Action
Like so many of you, I have been shocked and disheartened by the events of the last week. I was physically ill watching George Floyd's...
- Jun 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Parallels Between Cancer and Covid
Parallel Shocks & Parallel Solutions When I learned my mother had died with a phone call at midnight, my whole world came crashing down....
- Feb 19, 2020
- 3 min
Grievers Need Space!
Most of the time when a loss happens,we don't know what to do. The main complaint I hear is that people say or do the wrong thing or just...
- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
A Momentous Week of Celebration
Like many of you, I get wrapped up in the lives of public figures. And the last several days have been historic and powerful in the...
- Feb 19, 2018
- 2 min
Raising Your Voice to Heal Your Heart
I have been in tears many times since Valentine’s Day, watching yet another school and community be shattered by gunshots. I made the...
- Dec 19, 2017
- 3 min
Grief highlighted By Dr. Phil
Anytime Grief & Loss are in the spotlight, it gets my attention. Yesterday, Dr. Phil did his show partially about Melissa (left), who...
- Oct 17, 2017
- 2 min
National Sorrows.....
As someone who has seen political outrage and national anger hundreds of times, I am struck by how bitter and ugly these times are. And it s