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khatch73
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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...
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khatch73
Oct 18, 20212 min read
"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...
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khatch73
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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,...
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khatch73
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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...
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khatch73
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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...
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khatch73
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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...
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khatch73
Sep 17, 20212 min read
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...
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khatch73
Sep 16, 20212 min read
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....
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khatch73
Sep 15, 20212 min read
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...
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khatch73
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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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khatch73
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Loss is Not a Singular Event
Day 46: Grief is Not a Singular Event When we grieve a major loss in our lives, the truth is that we will grieve many things within that...
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khatch73
Sep 13, 20211 min read
Growing Up
Day 45: Maya Angelou’s Wisdom I hold Maya Angelou’s wisdom close in my work and in my life. I have noticed that deep grief offers a...
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khatch73
Sep 9, 20212 min read
Grief & Suicide
Day 43: Grief and Suicidality, in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week In deep grief, it is normal to have thoughts about not...
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khatch73
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Grieving & Living
Day 38: Grieving and Living Many of my clients arrive worried they are either 1) not getting grief right or not grieving enough or 2) not...
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khatch73
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Grief Mornings
Day 37: The Mornings In grief, I often hear about that moment one wakes up to a pleasant fuzziness or comforting unknowing. This...
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khatch73
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Guilt in Grief
Day 36: Guilt in Grief There are many ways we humans complicate our grief experience, and one that I see often is in our tendency to have...
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khatch73
Aug 30, 20212 min read
Grief PSA for National Grief Awareness Day
Day 35: Grief PSA Knowing what to say and even more importantly, what not to say, to grieving people can be tricky. Even as a grief...
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khatch73
Aug 29, 20212 min read
Grief is Physical
Day 34: Grief is Physical I have been searching for years for a worthy description of the physicality of grief. I have finally found one...
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khatch73
Aug 28, 20212 min read
We Grieve @ every Developmental Stage
Day 33: Simply put, grieving at each developmental stage means grieving at each life transition. Such transitions might include marriage,...
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khatch73
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Where does my Grief Belong?
Day 32: Where does my grief belong? With the current horrors and terror in Afghanistan, I have been asking myself a question that I hear...
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