Christmas in the Movies: Loss is everywhere you look
Christmas pieces on the emotional side of this season often tip toward Christmas as a trigger for depression, or recommendations to go...
You know more about grieving than you think you do
When hit by a major loss, many people feel cast off into an unfamiliar land. But it may help to know that under the surface, each of us...
Grief and Thanksgiving: Finding gratitude
How grateful are you this Thanksgiving season? For those with a recent, or even a long-ago loss, gratitude may not be the first thing...
The case against helplessness in grieving: Handle your grief instead of it handling you
If you listen to conventional wisdom about grieving – don’t make any decisions in the first year, march through a series of painful...
One-Action-a-Day Grieving: Building strength as you grieve
We can probably agree that grieving is a bewildering process. Instead of getting up in the morning and jumping into your old routine, on...
Tiny Beautiful Things, a play about grief, among other things
You know those times in life when you are in between your defining events – like for author Cheryl Strayed, a devastating loss, a...
The toughest question for a griever to answer: How are you doing?
Your friend calls to ask: How can I help you today? Or Let’s do something together today – what should it be? You may not love the...
How to remember your lost loved one in a way that keeps him alive
In my counseling office, when a bereaved person came to talk, I would ask to hear about their loved one. The answers came in many forms –...
Talking to your children about the death of your pet
Julianna still tears up when she thinks about her longtime dog Sadie. “I’m embarrassed. Shouldn’t I be over this by now?” she asks three...
Music after loss: What is the soundtrack for your grieving?
In a time of grieving, we need all the help and comfort we can gather in. A phone call from the right person, a passage from a loved...
