You Know You’re a Widow When…
Posted on October 22, 2024 - by Linda Della-Donna
You Know You’re a Widow When You know you’re a widow when… At the end of a good day, you bust out crying for no particular reason. At the end […]
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Five Myths About Crying
Posted on October 15, 2024 - by Bob Baugher
Five Myths About Crying Myth #1: Crying is a sign of weakness. This is truly a cultural attitude, not a truth. Crying is an individual response to a physiological, emotional, […]
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An Introduction to Crying
Posted on October 14, 2024 - by Bob Baugher
An Introduction to Crying Crying is a mysterious and often misunderstood phenomenon. As an introduction to crying, it can be defined as a way to express grief, pain, anger, joy […]
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Finding Light in the Darkness
Posted on October 14, 2024 - by Gloria Horsley
Finding Light in the Darkness: A Message of Hope and Healing In times of profound struggle and emotional turmoil, it’s easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed. However, Sue Frederick, a […]
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New Normal After a Son’s Suicide
Posted on October 13, 2024 - by Jean Williams
New Normal After a Son’s Suicide Five years after my son’s suicide, I stood at my picture window and smiled at the snowbirds that hovered around the feeder. They spit […]
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Death of an Ex-Spouse
Posted on October 10, 2024 - by Marty Tousley
Death of an Ex-Spouse Dear Marty: I’m not really sure how to explain how I feel after losing my ex-spouse a month ago—especially since he died the same day that […]
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Is Climate Grief Real?
Posted on October 7, 2024 - by Linda Goldman
Is Climate Grief Real? Although research on climate grief is in its infancy, researchers have begun to substantiate the impact of climate change on young people and their mental health. […]
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Re-imagining Hope After Trauma
Posted on October 6, 2024 - by Lori Grande
Re-imagining Hope The silent voice of trauma lies idle in the body. Years of dormancy may be followed by its unexpected impact, often on the precipice of healing. As I […]
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Widower Reflects on Grief Thirty Years Later
Posted on September 23, 2024 - by Mike Bernhardt
Widower Reflects on Grief One evening in my bereavement support group, a couple of months after my wife Susan died, a woman spoke about how comforting it had been to […]
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Widower Shares Emotional Journey
Posted on September 23, 2024 - by Mike Bernhardt
Someone Died Today No matter how prepared or unprepared we are for death, no matter how old or young we are, no matter how much we say, “I love you,” […]
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