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...
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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...
#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...
#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...
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...
Anything Could Happen
Day 43: Anything Could Happen When our people die, anything could happen. In early grief, I am finding a pattern of death awareness to...
Grief & the Pause
Day 40: Grief and the Pause In the grief world, there is a lot of talk about how important it is to FEEL the grief, to have it, to be...
Grief as Stubbornly Suspenseful
Day 39: Grief as stubbornly suspenseful The maddening and confusing and relentless and stubborn nature of grief is something I hear about...
Grief is a Learning Process
Day 38: Grief is a Learning Process Learning can be brutally hard. Think of how difficult it can be to learn a new language, a new sport,...
Acute Grief--A Treacherous Landscape
Day 84: Acute Grief—A Treacherous Landscape Acute grief is the term that refers to the initial phase of bereavement. Acute grief is the...
A Grief-Shattered Heart
Day 71: Anatomy of Grief-Shattered Heart In this work, I continue to be floored by how we can be at once shattered and whole, raw and...
"Acceptance" is a Tricky Word in Grief
Day 70: “Acceptance” in Grief Out in the world, the word “acceptance” can imply agreement, or consent, or even acknowledgement that...
The Change of Seasons in Grief
Day 55: The Change of Seasons The first day of Fall was yesterday and while some are anticipating gourd season and pumpkin spice lattes,...
The Dreading Days
Day 54: The Dreading Days The “dreading days” come in many forms—birthdays, anniversaries, any holiday, big or small, the date of a...
Grief Balm
Day 53: Grief Balm And then there come those moments that offer some balm for grief. Grief balm comes in many forms (and yes, can be...
Grief is Not Contagious
Day 52: Grief is Not Contagious One aim I have in my work is to spread the word that grief is not contagious. The people my clients (and...
Grace: It Changes Things
Day 50: Grace: It Changes Things I use the word ‘grace’ a ton and have been wondering why I’m drawn to it as grief professional. First...
Just. Show. Up.
Day 49: Just. Show. Up. When people ask me, what should I do for someone who is grieving? How can I support them? My answer is simple....
The Chatter of Grief Waves
Day 48: The Chatter of Grief Waves As sad as this feels to admit, being a grief professional doesn’t substitute as “preparation” for...
Anticipatory Grief
Day 47: Anticipatory Grief Anticipatory grief is a normal human reaction to impending loss, including all of the thinking, feeling, and...
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