Developing practices of nurturing oneself after a homicide can ignite internal equilibrium in response to external chaos. These strategies may not change the circumstances of life. They can, however, foster […]
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Recent discussions of whether California Senator Dianne Feinstein should retire ignore one of the most important elements that affect decisions about retiring: The willingness to assume a new identity. Identity […]
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Grieving Moms on Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day Month to all the mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers. I want to acknowledge and show compassion to those who have lost a […]
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Daughter Struggles with Dad’s Girlfriend 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 […]
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Your Deceased Loved Ones Are Okay As a psychic medium, I have the job of reconnecting with those who made their transition to the other side. When clients first come […]
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Mother’s Guilt is Inevitable After the loss of a child, a mother’s guilt is inevitable. There may be things she wishes she had done. There may also be things she […]
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People living with the loss of a significant relationship often find themselves buried beneath avalanches of advice and information. Additionally, when we suffer, we tend to seek out material that […]
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The Difference in a Decade In the beginning, I didn’t know how I was going to survive to the next day. My first thought when I awoke was, oh no […]
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Son’s Death Has Changed My Life When someone we love dies, we are changed. When that someone is our child, we are changed forever, deeply, no matter how old they […]
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Does Everything Happen For a Reason? Somewhere in adolescence, certainly before young adulthood, I heard the saying, “everything happens for a reason.” It seems like I’ve always known this phrase. […]
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