Jun 15, 20154 min read
3 Steps For Coping with Pain on Father's Day
Father's Day is the second non-holiday of the spring and summer that can cause more heartache, bitterness and sadness than one can...
May 2, 20154 min read
When Mother's Day brings Heartache
Many of you may know, the defining event of my life has been the loss of my mother more than 20 years ago. Here she is, in happier days....
Apr 23, 20153 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20152 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20143 min read
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...