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...
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khatch73
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
#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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
#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, 2022
- 2 min
#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, 2022
- 2 min
#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, 2022
- 1 min
#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, 2022
- 2 min
#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, 2022
- 1 min
#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, 2022
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#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, 2022
- 2 min
#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...
khatch73
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve?
Day 47: A New Series—How Does a Grief Therapist Grieve? In no particular order, I will be sharing on the topic of grieving as a grief...
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