Grief
Incomplete 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…
Read MoreWhen 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…
Read MoreMemorials & Funerals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Experiencing the death of someone you love and care about is painful. Experiencing the death of someone you less than love can be painful too. There are almost always undelivered emotional communications with a person who died, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic are no different. Think back to someone you know who died. Were…
Read MoreWhat 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? Will you in these COVID-19 be unable to visit your mom? Do you wish you could ignore the whole week leading up to the holiday?…
Read MoreA Veterans Journey to Healing: Being Strong, Resilience and New Tools
by Ed Owens My journey to the Grief Recovery Method began after the death of my three-year-old son, Eddie Ryan, in September of 2010. At the time, I was a Detective with the Sheriff’s Office; he was shot with my backup gun. Four hours later I would hear the words no parent should ever…
Read More[Video] Grief Recovery Method with Divorce
Learn more about how the Grief Recovery Method has helped so many cope with the loss around divorce: Are you also dealing with loss around a divorce? I would love to talk with you more.
Read MoreAnticipatory Grief
Grieving a Loss Before It Happens Anticipatory grief is most commonly associated with the feelings of grief felt by those who are dealing with a loved one’s impending death. A Place for Mom describes anticipatory grief as often being as intense as the grief experienced after a death itself. Perhaps a better and broader definition…
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