Tag: love
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Coping With Grief Article in Woman’s World
I wanted to share an article written by Kristina Mastrocola that was recently published in Woman’s World. “Coping With Grief: Experts Share Heartfelt Ways to Honor Difficult Emotions and Find Hope” shares the thinking of Claire Bidwell Smith, Kimberley Pittman-Schulz, Rabbi Steve Leder, Lucy Hone, and myself on matters to do with grief, living, and…
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Tenderness Scavenger Hunt
Overly simplistic? – NopeWaste of time? – Uh-uhOut of touch with reality? – Not at all Tenderness, kindness, love… it’s all around us. It helps to look for it. In The Long Grief Journey, we talk about going on a Tenderness Scavenger Hunt. When things feel bleak, overwhelming, unfair… it really does shift things when…
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Perfect Words
We are entering the season parties, holidays, gatherings, and traditions. Whether we live with or socialize with many people, or live alone and have a smaller social circle, it’s tough not notice or absorb the energy that goes with it all. It can be so hard, even years after a loss, to do all the…
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What’s the Goal of Healing when Grieving?
Yesterday was my dad’s and grandmother’s birthdays. They both died this year so this was a big day of firsts. This is the meal I had “with” my dad yesterday in honor of him. What comes up a lot with folks when talking about grief is just how hard it all is, and how much…
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Interview With McNair Ezzard About The Long Grief Journey
Pam and I had the good fortune of getting to talk with McNair Ezzard, who hosts the radio show A Better World on WPVM Radio. You can find the link here. It was a great conversation about grief and how it impacts a life. It’s always such an honor to talk with people about this…
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Unruly, Unplanned Growth
I’ve been MIA this summer, at least on the social media front. Grieving and putting myself out there don’t mix well, so I’ve taken some time to settle in and let myself feel so much of what grief brings. It’s been pretty challenging at times. As anyone who has grieved knows, the path is winding…
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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…
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Why the Winter Solstice Can Help With Grief
by Bradie Hansen In the northern hemisphere, the darkening of the light is approaching its pinnacle. The winter solstice is on Thursday, December 21st and that night will be the longest night of darkness of the year. Then the subtle tilt toward incremental lightening of the dark will begin on the 22nd. The solstices are…
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