Articles in the Grief Category
The holiday season means happy times, busy schedules, family time and great memories, but not for everyone. Â Since grief is a normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind, many will feel some degree …
A statement I hear regularly is, “I feel like I am going crazy.” Feelings that have never surfaced before or with such intensity causes normal people to question their sanity. So what is normal when it …
There are certain age related characteristics that children experience when they grieve. In this article we will summarize those characteristics. Children are not adults. One mistake adults can make is to assume that children have adult …
A common question grievers ask is, “Where do I go from here?” Dealing with grief is the least talked about and therefor, the least understood subject in the Western world. We have a lot of …
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Russell Friedman and John W. James wrote an article called, The Myth of the Stages of Dying, Death and Grief found on the Institute of Grief Recovery website, www.grief.net, which I have paraphrased in …
As a grief counselor who also works full time at Hospice Family Care, I see my share of grief and loss. A principle that touches everyone who experiences a loss is this: We do …
We tend to live in the past or the future. It is interesting to me that we like to be in control of our lives, yet we can not control the past or the …
Grief is Normal: Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind. A loss due to death or divorce or the break-up of a romantic relationship are perhaps the most common. There …
Some Helpful Sayings to Take Along the Way
To deny your pain will deny your healing.
By acknowledging your broken heart you will begin to heal.
Nothing about grief and the feelings is normal. Whatever you are …