Often I do some of my deepest thinking when I’m alone in the car. I regularly drive 35 minutes to ride my horse, and I like to spend that time […] The post Processing my guilt has become a part of my life’s work appeared first on ALS News Today.| ALS News Today – The Web's Daily Resource for ALS News
I live on a farm in Iowa where barn cats are part of the landscape. You don’t go to a pet store and buy a cat; they just show up on your property, then it’s up to you whether you make them feel welcome to stay. I’ve always been a dog person. But cats are […]| The World Needs More Pie
Grief has struck again. I just lost my closest friend in Iowa, Patti Durflinger, to cancer. I was by no means Patti’s only close friend, she was a good and true friend to countless others. She was also a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, and a daughter. She was a lighthouse, living her […]| The World Needs More Pie
Hello, everyone. My new short creative nonfiction story titled “The Graves of Saint Paul” is now live at Hotel by Masticadores. I’m truly grateful to editor Michelle Navajas for sharing this…| Silent Pariah
Grief can be more complicated than we often make it out to be. In the wake of my father’s death, …Continue reading →| Love of All Wisdom
To continue the story of my husband’s illness he recovered from the stroke and could walk with a cane. Since he worked on a computer, not being able to walk a lot was not an issue for his ret…| joyful2beeblogs
Caring for a loved one in hospice is hard. You’re not alone. Discover ways to cope when a loved one is in hospice.| Traditions Health
If you want to mature, you’re going to have to suffer. Actually, that’s not quite right. You are going to suffer, that’s the nature of life under the sun. Some of that will be petty, some of it will be serious, and (heaven-forfend) some of it will be so psychologically scarring that you’ll be getting… Continue reading Maturity Will Hurt→| nuakh
Taking a people-first approach has helped an Arkansas music educator help her students and herself deal with mental health and self-care. The post Healing from Grief with Music appeared first on Yamaha Music.| Yamaha Music
I’ve been looking so long at these pictures of you That I almost believe that they’re real I’ve been living so long with my pictures of you That I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel. ————————————————————————————————- I feel that. Every word. Scrolling and scrolling. I’m stuck in an all consuming loop. […]| Craft Beer Pin Up
Perched on a bar stool at a wooden table with a drink in my hand. For the first time in eons, I feel ok. When you read that sentence, you would be forgiven for visualising that it was a pint in my hand. This time though, it’s an oat flat white. For months, it wasn’t […]| Craft Beer Pin Up
Author Jamie Sumner joins us to talk about her new middle grade novel, SCHOOLED.| Teen Librarian Toolbox
Lauren Scott’s beautiful new book, “King Copper – Our Dog’s Life in Poetry” stole my heart. Sadly, one of the common denominators in life is loss. When those I care about – friends, family, clients, former students – reach out and share their grief about losing a pet, there’s often a sense of shame about […]| Victoria Ponders
Eddie used to refer to me as the “famous Father Reese” because I was often quoted in the media, but in San Jose, Phoenix and San Francisco he was known to thousands of people as a giant in Jesuit education and a friend. The post RIP Edward A. Reese, S.J.: My brother, a fellow Jesuit and a champion of poor and minority students appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Ty shares an honest, heartfelt account of loss and recovery, showing how grief can spark purpose, resilience, and a drive to help others heal.| HeadsUpGuys
The epoch of tiramisu in bed on a Saturday morning. Of sharing soap, of rituals, what it means to live a thousand lifetimes within a year, knowing your mother will never love me and pretending it won’t matter someday. The epoch of organizing socks. Of grocery lists, of intricacy. The epoch of lavender sheets, of you coming home to me, the way everything else feels so small. Of sleep talking, post-it notes in a lunch bag, back porch thunderstorms, letting in the rain. The epoch of choosing t...| Memoir Magazine
Buying baby socks and three onesies and one newborn outfit on the way to the appointment where the fetal doppler told us you were dead, the same newborn outfit I now see in the box on the closet floor every day when I drag out a sweater. My parents driving across five states to stay with our four-year-old who would have been your sibling, his hand waving out the car window when they drove him to preschool the morning we left for the hospital, as if waving you goodbye. Canceling the baby books...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Sometimes in my sleepI walk with you. In the woodsor through the halls of a schoolor once in a cave with turquoise pools.We are almost always laughing.Sometimes we play chase.Only when I wake do I rememberyou are gone. Is it any wonderI like to linger in bed, sometimesfor hours, as if I could touchthe dream […]| A Hundred Falling Veils
I don’t know how, after your son has died,you go on, she said, and I don’t know either,but this morning, I walked through the field where he used to drive the Gator, pulling hisfriends behind him…| A Hundred Falling Veils
Check out my book review of Grace and Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman to see why it's the best holiday romance book of the year.| She Reads Romance Books
By weaving empathy, safety, and self-awareness into the fabric of larp, participants can transform grief from an overwhelming experience to an opportunity for collective healing and deeper connection, says Lyssa Greywood.| Nordic Larp
“Today marks 3000 days since we were separated from Sarah.” Those are the incomprehensible words of the text my husband sent me this morning. It took my breath away to read it. I don…| Listening to Him
Join me and somatic experiencing practitioner Kirby Moore in this encore episode as he discusses the importance of caring for your nervous system and creativity.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang| Read A Little Poetry
I was on my daily walk this morning, early to avoid the heat of the day and the roar of lawnmowers and the rumble and cacophony of the trash truck. Per usual, I was adorned with my noise canceling headphones with an audiobook keeping me gentle company. Frances Weller’s words in his esteemed work The Wild Edge of Sorrow were dancing through my ears and mind, holding me tenderly in the earth grief I have felt near constantly these last years.| Stimpunks Foundation
I honestly couldn’t even tell you what prompted me to explore the notion of griefbots and the associated ethics of engaging with them, just that something told me it would offer a very specific lens into the big question of Human Consciousness versus (and?) The Machine.How could something as tortured, yet also somehow tedious at […]| Dazed MENA
Lauren Scott's new book, King Copper, was just released, and I was so excited to get my copy last Monday. It's an easy book to read about the hardest experience ever - losing a valued pet.| Marsha Ingrao – Always Write
Grief is perhaps the most universal of all human experiences. Still, the traditions or “rules” around how one is allowed to grieve, how far into the future, and what we do about it, vary enormously from one culture to another. Healthy grieving is not a universally experienced phenomenon, but a cultural practice that uses emotions, […] The post What Different Cultures Teach Us About Healthy Grieving appeared first on Psychologs Magazine | Mental Health Magazine | Psychology Magazine | Se...| Psychologs Magazine | Mental Health Magazine | Psychology Magazine | Self-Hel...
If we are heart-connected with someone or something, we will grieve their loss. No one else gets to determine the depth and meaning of that connection for us. The post Grief as Spiritual Formation | Grieving the Loss of a Pet appeared first on Good Faith Media.| Good Faith Media
Many of us have been moving through the various grief responses to witnessing the stunning loss of our country’s generosity and compassion.| Baptist News Global
After Packing my Suitcase for the Funeral Then I turn to a portraitof you at the piano (Were you 12 or 13?),your smile the same one I sawin the last days when moving was hard. Your long fingerslike a metronome holding rhythmon the bedding. At the funeral,we will cry. We will let you go, ashes […]| Reflections on the Teche
If you find yourself mourning before your loved one is gone, you’re not alone. Learn about anticipatory grief and the emotions that come with it.| Traditions Health
4 stars — That was a surprisingly emotional read for me. Like, seriously, I cried more than was probably warranted. I split time between reading and listening, but I really enjoyed Ms. Spence…| Celebrity Readers
Summer is flying by, and soon it will be September when the Truck Safety Coalition holds it annual fundraising dinner, and then it will be November when we ask our friends and family to donate thro…| Change Is Hard
What does faith require in horror’s wake? A deeper understanding of agency, space for grief, and trust in divine mercy. The post The Tragedy in Moscow: Grief, Mercy, and the Weight of Agency appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
It’s 51 years ago we met today. But you’re not okay. In two more days we’re married 50 years. And... Read More The post And You Don’t Know – A Poem by Peter Krok appeared first on Delaware Hospice.| Delaware Hospice
Chances are, you will never heal all your wounds, nor are you meant to. Perhaps they are to be faithful companions on your journey, worthy friends guiding you, reminding you of compassion and humility, and acting as an acutely sensitive barometer shooting aches and pains through you when you are not aligned in truth, or pushing too hard. Indeed, a certain amount of pain and heartbreak may just be necessary for all of us if we are to stay grounded in our humanity and open to the rawness of liv...| Vince Gowmon
When our friend Mary died less than a week ago, her husband Andy shared that her mantra for the summer was "no time to hurry." I cannot stop thinking of this or about Mary, a human of great grace, good humor, shining presence, and easy conversation. Time can feel incomprehensible, especially when it comes to death. Here was Mary, chatting amiably with me earlier this summer at one of the downtown protests. There was Mary walking down the steps from her porch, newspaper in hand and wide smile on| CMG
Ava Doherty reflects on the experience of loss in her childhood, and how being a rainbow baby continues to affect her.| Cherwell
Join me and Samman Akbarzada in this encore episode as we explore how she uses the power of words as a poet, novelist, and immigrant activist.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Lara Lillibridge, author of The Sound of Unringing Phones as we explore the challenges we face when writing about estrangement.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
5 Children's Books That Help Kids Cope With Grief and Big Emotions: Losing a grandparent is often a child's first meaningful encounter with death and grief.| The Children's Book Review
By Arthur A. Just On the Mount of Transfiguration, heaven and earth came together in the glorified body of Jesus. Peter, James and John, three of Jesus’ disciples, came up the mountain with Him for this encounter with Moses and Elijah, two heavenly beings. In this communion between heavenly and earthly bodies around the dazzling white body of Jesus, we see a picture of what happens in the Divine Service around the bodily presence of Jesus in the liturgy of the Word and the Lord’s Supper. ...| The Lutheran Witness
Maybe I wasn’t supposed to see her like that. Topless. Grinning. Young. But I’m glad I did. By Samantha Woods| motherwellmag.com
That Day I see my sister — the youngest — the one who waits for me. I see her discontentment…| Legacy Book Press LLC
Let us be kind to one another, sharing in our mourning and peaceful joy, especially this summer. Because grief can’t take a vacation.| Good Faith Media
After a really hectic week it was wonderful to spend last weekend getting away with my two oldest friends for a weekend’s camping, walking, drinking and eating in the countryside around Strou…| Making rights make sense
We were traveling on and off over the last couple of weeks and when we got home, one of my sons realized his Airpods could not be located. I opened the “Find My” app on my phone to see where we should start looking and as I scrolled through the app, Ezra’s name popped up […]| Faithful Paradox
This past week, we had to put our fuzzy, faithful, canine-companion, Kevin Jeffrey, to sleep. His life of 11 years ended rather suddenly. We knew he had been declining for a bit, but did not realize how near the end was for him. I suppose that is often the reality with death; we know it […]| Faithful Paradox
Our family just returned from a 4,500 mile roadtrip to the American West and back. We visited four national parks, one national memorial, and one state park. So much beauty. So much fun. Along the …| Daniel Seabaugh
Sometimes there is just too much BAD news. I caught myself with tears streaming down my face, more than once lately, while watching world news at noon. (I've long ago stopped watching evening news!) Yesterday, I burst into tears watching the current UNICEF commercial. I think it's time for a break. It's time to pull... Read More The post Heart's Ease Syrup appeared first on Studio Botanica.| Studio Botanica
Those of you who know me personally are aware that my son Nikolai passed away in November. Our family has been navigating this unimaginable loss, and while everyone’s grief is unique, I wanted to share a few tips for those who may want to support someone going through it. One thing that has been instrumental […] The post Supporting Someone Through Grief appeared first on GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog.| GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog
Ambiguous vs. Unambiguous Loss When I looked into my loved one’s eyes during one of her first manic episodes, I did not recognize the eyes staring back at me. Equally heartbreakingly, I felt that she did not recognize me. And so it began: a cycle of highs and extreme lows, agitation and depression, characteristic of […] The post The Complex Grief of Ambiguous Loss: Losing Someone Who is Still Present appeared first on GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog.| GoodTherapy.org Therapy Blog
Some dates aren’t on anyone’s calendar but yours. The anniversary of a loss. A diagnosis. A goodbye. A moment that forever split life into before and after. In this month’s blog, I share how I’ve learned to move through emotionally loaded dates after loss, and I offer some gentle tools and reminders that may help. If you’re dreading a date that only you mark anymore, you are not alone. The day will pass. And you will too…stronger, softer and more equipped to care for yourself next...| Jody LaVoie Coaching
This Friday, while I was taking my lunch break from work, my mother called to let me know that my …Continue reading →| Love of All Wisdom
…between grief and exhilaration? Between hugging his dear, breathless head tight (after carefully and tenderly straightening his wrist, bent back on itself where it rested on his lap) –…| bluebrightly
It will be remembered, this moment in timeWhen decrying carnage is considered a hate crimeNo solidarity for the sake of humanityNo compassion for the beleaguered minorityIf there was, we dared not raise our voices.The pedagogues offered the eloquent Malthusian epitaphsAnd we, the silent witnesses of another genocidepenned our chapter in humanity’s analogs of disgracewith feigned […]| Helping You To Succeed
You remember Deuce, my friend’s cocker spaniel, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge in March. Well, this past Saturday there was a ceremony at War Dogs Memorial where he and 3 other special dogs w…| Change Is Hard
I pray and wait for divine intervention: my deus ex machina…| Selma
A poem in ‘Memento’ form Rituals? Papa was forthright—he didn’t give a shit.Not him.So, I don’t mark Papa’s yahrzeit,but keep a candle lit—heart dim.Thing is, I miss h…| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
Access 109 of the best grief quotes and sorrow quotes today. You'll discover lines Lao Tzu, Gandhi, Buddha, Leo Tolstoy, Thich Nhat Hanh (with great images!)| Wisdom Quotes
Grief is a deeply personal journey, and powerful words can offer comfort, clarity, and connection when we need it most. Here’s a curated selection of grief quotes, loss sayings, and reassuring miscarriage reflections to help honor the memory of loved ones and support healing: 🕊️ Powerful Grief Quotes “Grief is just love with no place […]| Dreams Quote
Have you ever picked up a hobby because a friend or relative was really into it? Did you try to see if they’re truly onto something? Writer Yia Lor of Eau Claire did this with geocaching, an outdoor activity her late sister, Jer Lor, loved to do with her kids. == My sister, Jer, was| Wisconsin Life
Join me and Tia Levings as we explore what it takes to write about tough topics and Tia's journey recovering from religious trauma.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
Join me and Katie Rose Guest Pryal as we explore how understanding and embracing neurodivergence helps all of us.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
How the Swedish system supported me after my miscarriage at 18.5 weeks pregnant.| Sweden and Me
Grief is rarely handled with grace. It sneaks up when you least expect it. It’s a hand wrapping around your lungs in an almost gentle embrace, before it tightens, leaving you gasping for air.…| Cuppa Clo
Thinking about where I am and where I want to go 150 days after my wife passed.| Jeff Ruane
Page count: 400 pagesRating: 4.5 stars| Malin's Blog of Books
The post Your Stories – Amit appeared first on HeadsUpGuys.| HeadsUpGuys
Megan Clement on grief in the time of Covid.| The Persistent
If you’re alive today, it’s likely that you’re struggling in some way. Never mind the global wars, wildfires—OMG, the list of struggles is so long! But today| Center for The Empowerment Dynamic
There were always five or six of us in the car as we drove through Michigan's frigid upper peninsula in the depths of winter, astounded by the banks of snow piled high on the side of the road, far taller than our car. We were crammed onto the bench seats of the vehicle, often singing, always laughing, as we passed through tiny villages en route to public schools in towns only slightly larger than the ones we had passed through. (For the younger readers of this blog, there was a time not all t...| The Marmelade Gypsy
She's nobody's foolto think she deserved some reprievefrom these headwinds and chaos,the tumultuous dayswhen she was caught up in the storm.Now, she spins circles,finds the air is still loadedwith the damp heaviness that forbodes a second storm. I wrote this poem for the Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt #165, which was provided this week by BobContinue reading "After-Shock"| Words and Coffee Writing
Explore how ketamine therapy can help manage grief by easing emotional pain, supporting healing, and promoting mental clarity during loss.| Ketamine Clinic of South Florida
The photographer experiments with form in Daa.era whilst coming to understand mourning as a form of homecoming| 1854 Photography
There are times in life when we have the sacred opportunity to comfort a grieving person. Life in a fallen world guarantees that trouble of some variety is coming for us all. We’ll experience hard …| Daniel Seabaugh
Join me and Beth Docherty as we explore trauma-informed ways of telling your story that attend to your audience's needs.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
I wrote a guest piece of Samuel James on his Substack, Digital Liturgies. It explores the dynamic of grief, anger, and exvangelicals. You can start reading here and finish over on his Substack. Subscribe while you're over there. Samuel is an insightful writer.| Endeavor Blog
37 years ago today I met and fell instantly and irrevocably in love with Kelley. 37 years later, we’re living the life that bloomed from that moment. Every day is a miracle. Here’s that…| Nicola Griffith
As someone who has suffered multiple losses, Marty Walden knows grief decluttering is both a necessity and a season to work through painful wounds while letting go of possessions. I’m not sure exactly how it happened, but I’ve become known to some of my followers as the “grief writer.” Looking back on my most recent... The post Grief Decluttering: Letting Go While Grieving appeared first on Marty's Musings.| Marty's Musings
Something got at our baby robins… of the four in the nest, we just found three on the deck floor, two were dead, and one still alive–I gently put that one back in the nest, but not sure if it is really okay or how it might survive, we hope the parents will come back […]| Finding Our Way Home
When Grief Speaks, Love Answers: Honoring Olivia How one girl’s love and spirit continue to guide a family’s mission to support others through grief. By Reina and Mel Chan Our journey to start a family wasn’t easy. The road was long and often uncertain. We had always dreamed of building a family together, but after years of trying, we were met with nothing but heartbreak. That’s when we chose adoption. We believed it could help us fulfill that dream. We were ready to love a child, whe...| Evermore
At the tail-end of a bad bout of the flu I realized what life wants to be -- or wants me to be -- now: not just present with people I love, but present without being rushed. Especially when diagnoses go south, death takes over the narrative, and what once held everything together is nowhere in sight.Having cleared my calendar because of Sir Influenza, while keeping my commitment to finish planning my dear friend Kat's celebration of life and staying in touch with a close friend in the hospital,| CMG
MDMA helped me come to terms with years of trauma| The Walrus
Join me and Dr. Risa Ryger as we discuss what it really means to change, write through pain, and cultivate a self-owned mindset.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
This week, I was given an unexpected and priceless gift. After I said my name to introduce myself to a stranger, her eyes widened as a smile broke across her face, and she said, “You’re Sarah’s mom…| Listening to Him
Entrepreneurship is often painted as a thrilling ride, full of freedom, innovation, and dreams realised. And while that’s true in part, what’s often left out is the quiet, invisible part of the jou…| rochemamabolo
Editor’s note: This article discusses child loss.| LDS Living
Father’s Day is just a few days away. And my dad is on hospice.| LDS Living
When you have lost someone to suicide, it’s understandable that certain holidays can be emotionally, physically, and psychologically draining. Brian Douglas lost his daughter to suicide in 2013 and has [...] Read More... The post Navigating Suicide Grief During Father’s Day appeared first on Samaritans.| Samaritans
Still, I supposemy grief is small.It doesn’t stack like the deadin a devastated shtetlwhere my grandmother,fresh from war,returned in Soviet fatiguesto findher parents and younger brotherslaughtere…| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
Join me and Jay DeMaio as we explore how you can use QiGong and other somatic practices to unlock your creative flow.| Lisa Cooper Ellison
This will be my second Mother’s Day celebrated without one of my children. Our 17-year-old daughter, Natalie, was killed in a car crash May 1, 2017. I became a grieving Mama that day. It’s been a very long year for our me and our family. Mother’s Day, 2017, came merely 13 days after Natalie’s death. It... Read More » The post 5 Ways You Can Help a Grieving Mama Celebrate Special Days appeared first on Successful Homemakers. --- 5 Ways You Can Help a Grieving Mama Celebrate Special D...| Successful Homemakers
My daughter, Mary, started a garden with her Pappy while he and Grammy were visiting us at Easter. We traveled around gathering all of the necessary supplies- plants at one farm, seeds at a garden store, potting soil at another store. The fence was put up. After making a planting plan, Mary and Pappy... Read More » The post Beauty in the Chaos appeared first on Successful Homemakers. --- Beauty in the Chaos was first posted on at . ©2017 "Successful Homemakers". Use of this feed is for pers...| Successful Homemakers
Twelve weeks ago today, our life was forever altered. Our precious daughter, Natalie, was killed while driving to work when an SUV swerved into her lane, hitting her head-on. She was killed instantly. To say it has been a difficult time is the largest understatement ever uttered. My friend, Beth, wrote a post about our... Read More » The post 12 Weeks Without Our Girlie appeared first on Successful Homemakers. --- 12 Weeks Without Our Girlie was first posted on at . ©2017 "Successful Homema...| Successful Homemakers
Hi there, My name is Beth Cranford. I’m writing this post on behalf of my dear friend and writer of this awesome blog, Laurie. Some of you may have already heard the news that on Monday, May 1st, Laurie and her family suffered a tragic loss. Laurie’s precious child, her lovely daughter Natalie, was killed in... Read More » The post Heart-breaking News and How You Can Help appeared first on Successful Homemakers. --- Heart-breaking News and How You Can Help was first posted on at . ©201...| Successful Homemakers
There’s a common assumption that certain topics—grief, racism, identity, inequality—are too heavy for the classroom. And yet, many students are already carrying these experiences with them, whether we choose to name them or not. The real challenge, then, isn’t whether to talk about them, but how to do so in a way that feels intentional,... The post How to Use Art to Discuss Tough Topics appeared first on Art Sprouts. Related posts: How Art Education Fosters Emotional Intelligence an...| Art Sprouts
Bo-Hawg & Evermore, A Love Story & A Fish Fry: A Deep-Fried Meaning Found in Grief How Bo-Hawg owner Greenberry Taylor injected Evermore into Pig Fish’s DNA and the culminating Fryin’ Up Good Vibes Fish Fry in Alabama that we’ve all been waiting for. Grease popping, no breeze, standing in direct sunlight, lifting coolers with 50 pounds of grouper, hands coated in cornmeal and batter, and a heat index of 107. Ah, those were the days. That’s what it was like cooking seafood with my pops...| Evermore
Supporting Grieving Families Through Rare Disease Loss: The Traces of Trinity Foundation’s Mission of Hope By Crystal Jennings In 2004, my husband Darrell and I began our life together as husband and wife, excited for the journey ahead. Early on, we knew we wanted children—children who would be close in age and close as siblings and friends. And so, in January 2007, our first daughter, Aaliyah, was born, and just under two years later, in December 2008, we welcomed our second daughter...| Evermore
