A client who was dying once said to me, “Every day, I feel as if I’m on one of those exercise boards that rest on a ball. Just when I steady the damn thing, it …

I received this astonishing poem in the mail, along with a letter from the author, Robin Standish, in 2005. Unfortunately, it got lost in the pile of papers on my desk. A couple of weeks …

Michael writes in: My sister is dying of breast cancer. I don’t know how to be with her. I want to say something but so far I only speak to myself.
 
John Pete resonds: Hi …

Question from Trish: I am the mother of a 6-year-old with Duchenne MD. His life expectancy is 20 years old. I am also an LPC intern (I currently work as a crisis counselor for hurricane victims in …

Question from Lang: My husband passed away on in May from leukemia. I cried every day for more than 2 months. I have 2 children, 15 and 13. They are OK, but I don’t think …

1st Guest Matt Kuntz -
Matt Kuntz, is the Executive Director of the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI) in Montana.   He has a compelling life story as to why he is involved with NAMI. He’s …

So, again, I’m flipping through my sibling loss file, and I come across something amazing, in this case, a profile of Alison Malmon. When she was a freshman in college, Alison’s 22-year-old brother, Brian, who …

By Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC
Grief does not wait for death to happen; it occurs both in anticipation of and following a loss. Extended illness, disability, severe accidental injury, a terminal diagnosis or the aging …

Sasha writes in: My father passed away three years ago following a stroke. I loved him very much but I have never gotten on with my mother. My sister told me yesterday that our mother …

Heather asks for advice: In November, it will be two years since my mother died after a prolonged illness. My father started dating a woman this summer. I supported him finding companionship. He and Mom …

JUNE 14, 2007 ? ORPHANED AT NINETEEN:? DR. CORI BUSSOLARI.? Dr. Cori Bussolari is a licensed psychologist with a private practice and is an Assistant Professor at the University of San Francisco.? Cori?s professional focus …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Honoring a Child Who Died by Suicide
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Carol Loehr
October 6, 2005
G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley, and welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. Our …