- Apr 23, 2015
- 3 min
Like a Snail - or a Shooting Star?
In early 2007, an old friend of mine lost his mother after a long and tortuous illness. This is not a man who shows his emotions easily -...
- Mar 3, 2015
- 2 min
Is It Okay To Be Funny?? The Use of Humor in Grief
Emotions become all jumbled when we are experiencing a loss. We might cry at the drop of a hat or feel like our brains are mush. But one...
- Jan 19, 2015
- 2 min
The Injustice of "Just" - It's Just Not That Simple
I have been thinking about this post for a long time - it deeply touches so many aspects of healing from trauma and grief. It is about...
- Jan 10, 2015
- 3 min
Multiple Losses - Staying Standing in the Midst of the Whirlwind
They say losses come in threes - when this is the death of celebrities, it might be easy to make light of it. But if these losses are...
- Jan 3, 2015
- 2 min
Snakes, Lizards and Fishies Need Love, Too
It is tough enough when a devoted animal lover loses their cat or dog - the idea that one could mourn an animal as deeply (or more...
- Dec 25, 2014
- 2 min
Walking in the Woods - Nature's Balm in the Grieving Process
Walking the path of healing is a very personal and individual journey. And yet so many of us are drawn to the outdoors, when we are...
- Dec 18, 2014
- 2 min
Conversations Across the Veil - Why Talking to the Dead Isn't Nuts
I suspect most of us who have lost someone who mattered to us have had the experience - hearing their voices, seeing them at times, maybe...
- Dec 18, 2014
- 3 min
Eva's Empowered Ending
​ I'd like to share with you a very personal story about an extraordinary woman. Eva came into our lives a few years after my mother...
- Dec 12, 2014
- 4 min
Ten Tall Tales of Grief & Loss
​​ It's bound to happen - either right after a loss, at a funeral or in the coming days and months. Someone, maybe close to you or maybe...
- Dec 7, 2014
- 2 min
What if I Don't Want to Feel or Heal?
I have watched countless, heartbroken people turn away from their pain. They don't want to talk about it, they don't want to feel it,...