Grief Rhythms & Furry Creatures
Day 65: After a series of heavier posts, I offer up an ode to one of the wisest grief companions in my life: our Holland Lop,...
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khatch73
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Hard Grief Truths
Day 64: Hard Grief Truths So much of my personal and professional work exists in the realm of building tolerance—tolerance for...
khatch73
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Why do I feel worse now?
Day 63: Why does it feel harder? One of the hardest things about grief is how it can feel like it’s getting worse, seemingly out of the...
khatch73
Jun 13, 20221 min read
The Who-To-Tell Pyramid
Day 62: The “Who-to-Tell” Pyramid As I reflect on the early days of my own acute grief, I remember the hazy quality of everything—the...
khatch73
Jun 13, 20221 min read
The Missing Keeps Happening
Day 61: The Missing Keeps Happening Before experiencing acute grief, it’s hard to conceptualize the level of missing that grievers live...
khatch73
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Pause
Day 60: Pause. Get Quiet. Get Still. Drink a Paloma. Turn Inward. Shift. I am living what I have witnessed so often—the increased...
khatch73
May 31, 20221 min read
How does a Grief Therapist Grieve? Play.
Day 59: How Does a Therapist Grieve #12? PLAY Yep. You read it correctly. Even after my marriage died, then after my dad died—even...
khatch73
May 29, 20222 min read
#11: Knowing the Differences Between Empathy & Compassion
Day 58: How Does a Therapist Grieve #11? Knowing the Differences between Empathy and Compassion This may be a controversial topic...
khatch73
May 29, 20221 min read
There is a Why
Grieving a child is barely survivable. I see it everyday. As I am with people trying to survive the unimaginable, I spend a lot of time...
khatch73
May 21, 20221 min read
Allow the Absence to Take Shape
Day 59: How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve #10? Allow the Absence to Take Shape The grief is taking up residence. It has moved in. It...
khatch73
May 21, 20221 min read
Grief Chambers
Day 57: How Does a Therapist Grieve #9? I let myself fall apart in the car and on the airplane. Cars and planes can be grief...
khatch73
May 21, 20222 min read
Enough Space
Day 56: How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve #8? I hold the possibility that there is enough space for both my own grief AND for the...
khatch73
May 3, 20222 min read
#7 Surrender to Receiving
Day 55: How Does a Therapist Grieve #7? Surrendering to Receiving (featuring work by artist @paulxrutz) Receiving help can feel like an...
khatch73
May 3, 20222 min read
#6 Facing the Truth that the Grief Will Not Go Away
Day 54: How Does a Therapist Grieve #6? Facing the truth that the grief will not go away. Saying that the grief “won’t go away” can be...
khatch73
Apr 20, 20222 min read
#5: Seeking Out Projects Involving a Hammer
Day 53: How Does a Therapist Grieve #5? Seek Out Projects (Hammer preferred) I grew up going to the hardware store with my dad. I...
khatch73
Apr 20, 20221 min read
#4: Allowing for Not Knowing and Mind Changing
Day 52: How Does a Therapist Grieve #4? Allowing For Not Knowing and Mind Changing My ability and willingness (and even relief) to say...
khatch73
Apr 20, 20222 min read
#3: Getting Lost in a Meaty Novel
Day 51: How Does a Therapist Grieve #3? By Getting Lost in a Meaty Novel As much as I let the absences flow over and into and through...
khatch73
Apr 20, 20221 min read
#2: Noticing the Absences
Day 50: How Does a Therapist Grieve #2? Noticing the Absences As painful as it is, I let myself notice the absences. My mom offered up ...
khatch73
Apr 17, 20222 min read
#1a: Why these books?
Day 49: 1a. Why these Children’s Grief Books? The reason I offer up these books is that they cover the 4 important elements in...
khatch73
Apr 17, 20222 min read
#1: Collect Quality Children's Grief Books
Day 48: How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve? Collect Quality Children’s Grief Books. As I grief therapist, I am supposed to tell you that I...
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