A Morning Mourning Routine
A loss creates seismic shifts in a life. The structure that supports it falls in on itself, the rhythm of that life is disrupted, a...
Coming back to life after loss: how it works
A loss pushes you back from the front lines of life, into a smaller place of emotion and turmoil where you try to figure out how to live...
Loss, resilience, and post-traumatic growth
How many times have we heard that a cancer patient has declared that they wouldn’t change a thing, because living with the diagnosis has...
How do I face the funeral?
In the days between loss of a loved one and the funeral or memorial there is much to be done. The family assembles photos to trace...
The Five Stages of Grief: Do they still apply, and to whom?
Grief descends on anyone who is facing loss. We most often think first of a person who has lost a loved one to death, but grief does not...
A mourning ritual from another culture, another time
Humans in every culture, in every time have found their ways to grieve. On a trip to New Zealand, I discovered one that was brought...