Patrick Malone’s remarks at The Compassionate Friends Atlanta Chapter 2009 Candle Light Remembrance.
We would have traded places with our child without a second thought, but we weren’t given that choice. When that enormous pain …

By Alice Wisler –
When I invited Martha to the gathering at my house, she accepted the invitation cheerfully.? Martha was new to the area and so I thought this small potluck I was hosting would …

By Patrick T. Malone –??
In the last installment, I told you about the deaths of my two sons, Scott and Lance, and my work experiences related to the grief associated with those deaths. We ended …

By Nancy Gershman –
Three times on Mother’s Day, I’m going to raise my glass to my mother Eveline.? For breakfast, it’s going to be black coffee with a cheese Danish. For lunch, it’ll be a …

By Anne M. Hamilton, M.F.A. –
I’ve been writing a play about four women who have lost their men accidentally or suddenly. Some losses happen in fatal accidents and some through illness. I am sharing in …

By Stanley Popovich –
Some people have a difficult time managing?loneliness after a death of a loved one.? Here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to help deal with loneliness.
First,?find an …

By Stanley Popovich –??

By Penelope Wesley –
We usually don’t think of alcoholism as a loss, but it creates
ripples of loss in every direction.
My experience with alcohol and abuse consists of being raised
with an alcoholic father and a mother …

By Diana Doyle –
Until the year 2000, my life resembled a fairy tale.? I had a loving family, husband and an adorable two-year-old daughter.? Over the next three years, what seemed impossible back then, …

Sally from California asks: I lost my mother two months back. I’m 21, the elder child and suddenly feel that my world has been turned upside down. I’m studying away from home and have blocked …

Dear Heidi and Gloria,
?I? have been very upset about The Larry King Show on August 28, 2007.
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On this show Larry King was discussing Owen Wilson after his suicide attempt. I found the show did nothing …

Note:?below you will find a “real-life” email exchange that?be helpful to many, many of you.??The correspondence is exactly as it was sent and received.???
Hi dr’s gloria and heidi,
i’m?george?from new jersey and i listen to your …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Why Is It When I Am Up, She is Down?
Personality Aspects of Grief
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Dr. David Daniels
July 21, 2005
G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley. Welcome …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Where Does Sadness End and Depression Begin After the Death of a Child?
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Dr. Robert R. Thompson
June 30, 2005
G: Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. …