Grief
National Grief Awareness Day and International Overdose Awareness Day
National Grief Awareness Day and International Overdose Awareness Day August 31th is National Grief Awareness Day and September 1st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Anyone who has experienced the grief that comes with the loss of a friend or family member who died and/or suffered from an overdose might wonder why there is just one day…
Read MoreWhat to do When Father’s Day Isn’t Happy
Do Father’s Day posts on social media make you want to crawl under the covers until the day is over? Do Father’s Day commercials make you feel sad or angry? Do you wish Father’s Day would be over already, so you would stop being reminded about your dad? Even though Father’s Day is a happy…
Read MoreAre you the Mom You Want to Be?
“I sound just like my mother!” Raise your hand if you’ve thought that before. This might be especially true for you if you’re a mom, as your belief system is shaped by the people that raised you much more than any parenting book. Sometimes sounding just like your mom is a great thing like when…
Read MoreRemembering Mom on Mother’s Day
Remembering Mom on Mother’s Day In mid-April there are two things you can count on in the United States. One is the due date for filing your tax return. The other is the arrival of the annual mailer reminding you to order those special flowers so they will be shipped on time for Mother’s Day.…
Read MoreWhen Mother’s Day Isn’t Happy
What to Do When Mother’s Day isn’t Happy Do commercials for Mother’s Day flowers or greeting cards put a knot in your stomach? Do Mother’s Day posts on social media make you think, “What’s so happy about it?” Do you wish you could ignore the whole week leading up to the holiday? Although many people…
Read MoreWhat to Say to Someone who is Grieving
The majority of grievers are desperately in need of support to help them in coping with their losses. They need someone to listen to them without analysis, criticism or judgment. Fear of how to approach grievers and assist them stops many well-meaning people from being there for these people when they are most needed. A…
Read MoreGrief that comes with Suicide
Some years ago, Robin Williams was famously quoted as saying that “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” On the face of it, this sounds very logical. The problem is that the thought of ending one’s life via suicide is a very emotional choice, often related to issues that have brought grief into…
Read MoreNational Grief Awareness Day- August 30 & National Overdose Awareness Day – August 31
August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day and August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Anyone who has experienced the grief that comes with the loss of a friend or family member who died and/or suffered from an overdose might wonder why there is just one day in the year that has been earmarked as special…
Read MoreIncomplete Grief
Incomplete Grief: What do Sex, Drugs & Music Have to Do with it? Following a breakup, or any other major loss, have you noticed a change in your behavior; things like eating or drinking more? These can become distractions you use to avoid grief. The activities you use to “take your mind off of…
Read MoreTwo of the Most Helpful Things to Say to a Griever
From every corner of the world we are hearing the word, grief. From news anchors to preachers, from corporate leaders to health care administrators, from the clerk at the store to our neighbors next door, we all see and feel the heaviness of loss, change…grief. Recently I heard someone say “we are all in the…
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