Tag: death

• Grief Ebbs and Flows

  Father’s Day recently passed. It was my first Father’s Day without my dad, who died four months before. I have to say, I’ve been taken off guard by how hard that day was for me, and how tenderized I feel in the days since. I feel as though I am in a more intense part…

  healinghandcrafting

  June 21, 2024

  Grief

  death, delayed grief, father’s day, Grief, grieving, heartbreak, loss, loss of father, love, mental health, strawberry moon, summer solstice, The Long Grief Journey

• Grieving While Knowing About Grief

  This year is off to a very raucous and rather painful start. I know I am not alone in feeling this way, but I wanted to share with you what has been happening because it is so relevant to the topic of this site, which is in a word, grief. Just over three weeks ago,…

  healinghandcrafting

  March 12, 2024

  Grief

  bereavement, bereavement leave, death, evermore, family leave, Grief, law, loss, loss of father, mental health, policy, politics, The Long Grief Journey