- Sep 11, 2022
- 3 min
Royal Grief - and a True Loss
The death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has hit and moved me quite a bit. She looked so small and frail, yet with her big warm...
- 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...
- Mar 21, 2019
- 2 min
The Ugliness of Grief Shaming
Shocking. Cruel. Unethical. Tragic. These are only a few words that come to mind when I see some of the attacks being levied towards...
- Feb 3, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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...
- 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...