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Cause to Celebrate...
Since grief does not show up as an outward, physical wound, grieving isn’t allowed the same grace or time that other physical ailments...
khatch73
Aug 10, 20211 min read
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No Words...
In grief, words fail us. Often. They can fail us when you are the one grieving, as the intensity of grief is both so unique AND like...
khatch73
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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Grief is...
Grief is hard to define and describe because it is directly shaped by our relationship to what or who we are grieving. And our...
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Aug 8, 20211 min read
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Grief is Not a Disorder
Day 19: Grief is not a Disorder Grief is many things AND it is not a disorder. Grief is our innate biology working to navigate life...
khatch73
Aug 7, 20211 min read
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The Wisdom of Children
Young children teach us adults so much about grief. As long as children are provided the space to feel their emotions (and yes, that can...
khatch73
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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Waves of Grief
Grief comes in waves is an age-old adage and from what I’ve come to observe is this is still truth. In its natural, uninterrupted state,...
khatch73
Aug 5, 20211 min read
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We Grieve...
We grieve for what we hoped could be, for what we hoped was possible. Grief arises with force when our hope for what was possible is no...
khatch73
Aug 4, 20211 min read
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Grief is an Expression of Love
Our grief is deeply shaped by the nature of our relationship to the person or situation we are grieving. In fact, as hard as it might be...
khatch73
Aug 3, 20211 min read
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Grief Prescription
Along with a proper grief name tag to wear, I’ve always wanted to have a grief-appropriate prescription pad. In acute grief, which is the...
khatch73
Aug 3, 20211 min read
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If We Could Grieve as Salmon Live
Grief is the ultimate swim upstream. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I learned from an early age about the wonders of salmon. What...
khatch73
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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Grief & Fear
C.S. Lewis wrote A Grief Observed after his own experience of losing his partner. This small book has always stuck with me. His...
khatch73
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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The 3 Phases of Grief
I wish any of us could actually know and prepare for our grief journey. Here are some truths I’ve come to believe about grief timelines:...
khatch73
Jul 29, 20211 min read
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Growth in Grief
In grief, we are growing in two [seemingly] opposite directions. One growth direction is towards accessing our own strength and power and...
khatch73
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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Easier & Harder Days
When we are grieving, we tend to remember how we felt in someone’s presence (if we are seen and heard OR not) instead of the exact words...
khatch73
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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Disloyalty
Disloyalty in grief is that experience of feeling badly for feeling ok. It tends to happen in those moments that you chuckle at something...
khatch73
Jul 26, 20211 min read
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