Browsing: Grief
We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. ~ C. Day-LewisBecause grief is an intensely personal experience, your personal grieving…
Best selections from Grief Healing’s X stream this week:People bereaved during the first two waves of the Covid pandemic are three times more likely to have prolonged grief…
Understand there’s no right or wrong way to grieve, including anticipatory grief. It’s like the ocean. It ebbs and it flows. There can be moments of…
Best selections from Grief Healing’s X stream this week:When a loved one dies, “things” are no longer “just things.” In everyday life, the shoes someone leaves in the…
Today’s guest author is Michal Baitz. Michal is the founder and facilitator of The Mending Word, a healing space for grieving and connecting. The Mending Word is a…
I had the most disturbing dream when my mom was sick. She was sleeping in the big reclining chair that had become one of the few…
Above all, show your love. Show up. Say something. Do something. Be willing to stand beside the gaping hole that has opened in your friend’s life,…
You never really stop missing someone — you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence. ~ Alyson NoelA reader writes: I…
Best selections from Grief Healing’s X stream this week:The early, dark days of grief can feel hopeless. Others will hold out the hope of waning pain for you, since…
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard the Jason Isbell song Elephant. It was late at night. I was driving in my car,…