Coping with grief 10 min read Loneliness Loneliness in grief can feel like a shadow that follows you everywhere. Even in a room full of people, the absence of someone you loved makes the world feel quieter,...
Grief experience 5 min read When Grief Feels Like Trauma: The Pain We Don’t Talk About For a long time, society has seen the word trauma as if it only applies to a specific group: military members, veterans, or those who have faced extreme, life-threatening events....
Grief experience 4 min read Why Remembering Can Be a Part of Healing — Not a Step Back Grief researcher Dr. Alan Wolfelt, author of Healing Your Grieving Heart, reminds us that “Remembering is not a retreat from healing; it is an essential part of it.” Many of...
Funeral planning 6 min read Should my child attend the Funeral or Memorial Service? So, you had someone close to you die and you are wondering if your child should attend the funeral or memorial service. There is not a definite ‘right or wrong’...
Grief experience 4 min read Turning Grief Into Light: How Losing My Brother Led to Creating Afterlights Is it possible turning grief into light? When I lost my little brother a few years ago, my world stopped.He was only 18 years old — full of life, the...
Holiday grief 6 min read Navigating Holiday Grief: Finding Gentleness in the Empty Seat Navigating grief holiday can feel overwhelming. Traditions, gatherings, and celebrations that once brought joy may now highlight absence and loss. Finding gentle ways to honor your feelings, create small personal...
Coping with grief 3 min read Grief Is a Life Sentence Grief Has No Expiration Date They told me time would heal. They told me to give it a year, as if grief came with an expiration date. As if one...
Grief experience 3 min read There is No After Grief: Learning to Live Alongside Our Loss The Myth of “Getting Over” Grief We are often sold a devastatingly false story about loss — that grief is a journey with a destination. If we walk far enough,...
Grief support 6 min read What Does “How Are You?” Mean? Seven Years Later: Grief in the Present Tense My husband has been dead now for over seven years. That seems ridiculous to me. He is still so present in my...
Grief counseling 2 min read Grief Looks Like…: Breaking the Stereotypes About Grief Grief Looks Like what? Grief doesn’t have one face. It doesn’t wear all black. It doesn’t always cry on cue. Sometimes grief is making dinner. Sometimes grief is laughing too...
