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Helping Others By Sharing Stories
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story This weekend I was invited to speak at the Mind Body Spirit Festival Australia in Melbourne about my journey since my mother's sudden death in February...
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Sad vs. Suicidal: “Normal” vs. Complicated Grief
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story When the grieving say that they don’t want to be “here” anymore you may wonder…what is the difference between being sad and being suicidal, or “normal”...
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I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story During the holidays my wife and I were having a discussion about our Being With Grief meetup group. We started this group over a year ago and now have...
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10 Things Only A Griever Understands
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story I once met a woman who used the word “civilians” to describe those who had not experienced the significant loss of a loved one. The griever, she said,...
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Sudden Loss: 5 Ways it Differs from Expected Loss
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story There’s never a good time or good way to lose someone we love, but if we experience the sudden loss of a loved one…is it harder? I shy away from this...
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Loneliness: 5 “Don’ts” If You’re Feeling Lonely After Loss
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story The 5 Stages of Grief (as originally established by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross) may be one of the most widely sited tools of grief- it’s also one of the more...
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What To Do If You Don't Know What To Do After Loss
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story If you read the comments in the forums of Grief in Common, you’ll see that when grievers are given an opportunity to share their story, they will talk...
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Multiple losses: How to Cope with Loss & Change
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story When I first started facilitating bereavement groups, I sort of assumed that people would be coming for help for “just” one loss. Of course one loss is...
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How to Be Supportive When You’re Grieving Too
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story Our worlds can become very small after the loss of a loved one. Grief can create blinders that make it hard to see past anything but our own pain and...
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My Sister’s Birthday
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story Birthdays are supposed to be fun,but since you’ve passed away,Birthdays are nothing but sadness.You’re not here anymore; smiling, laughing, talking and...
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DURING GRIEF, WHY YOU SHOULD ...
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story During grief, why you should ... During grief, you should ...you should ignore what other people have to say about YOUR grief. Period.In your heart, you...
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Avoiding Grief: Why It Doesn’t Work
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story No one wants to be sad. In fact, we spend a good part of our life in the general pursuit of happiness, doing anything we can to avoid sadness, heartache,...
View ArticleLets Talk About Brightening Challenges In Life And In Grief
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story If life were easy, what would we learn from it? Challenges come in so many different forms in life. Sometimes they come in the form of a family member...
View ArticleHow I survived - finding me!
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story How I survived – Finding me!I’m the first to admit it – Even almost ten years after he left my sight, I’m still a train wreck. Not to take away from...
View ArticlePlease dont carry guilt while I'm in Heaven
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story Hey there, it’s me, here up in Heaven. I’ve seen that you are really struggling since the moment that I graduated to Heaven and I wanted to send you a...
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