Feb 3, 20192 min read
Orphaned in Middle Age - When You've Lost All Your Parents
One of my oldest and dearest friends recently lost her mom. It was a hard-fought battle and a message I had dreaded for a long time. When...
Jan 23, 20193 min read
Grief in Our Early Years - What We Miss...and One Great Gift
The layers of loss are not always clear when it first happens. My mother's death left deep scars in my world - a nervous breakdown, loss...
Jun 9, 20183 min read
The Known and the Unknowable of Suicide
It's been a heartbreaking week - to lose such luminaries as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain to suicide in such a short span of time is...
Feb 19, 20182 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20172 min read
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