A beautiful vase is broken into hundreds of little pieces. Everything is shattered. How does one even know where to begin putting it back together? If someone had never seen the vase before, they wouldn’t know what it should look like, so they could have trouble restoring it. Who knows exactly how that vase should look is the craftsman who made it.
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The Grief Brief-Issue 2
Upcoming events, support for suicide loss, helpful podcasts and apps. Articles on sibling loss, grief related anxiety, writing for grief and more.
The Grief Brief- Issue 1
Upcoming events, articles on understanding grief, 7 signs you’re not dealing with grief, coping with grief challenge, Mother’s Day grief, the brain fog of grief and more.
Gardening Your Grief
Our grief could be compared to an overgrown garden. We know it's there, but we don't really want...
How to Create A Blanket of Comfort
A Step-by-Step Instruction by Anne-Marie Lockmyer On page 43 of my book, When Their World Stops:...
Healing from the Pain of Divorce
Divorce causes grief. And it should. It is a loss of hopes, dreams and expectations you had for a...
Why Celebrity Deaths Can Hit Us Hard
I received calls from companies this week after the sudden death of Kobe Bryant. His death had a...
How to Cope On The First Anniversary of Your Loved One’s Death
The first anniversary or deathiversary of someone's passing is tough.The pain is still raw and the...
How to Survive Thanksgiving When Your Heart is Breaking from Grief
Thanksgiving. A day meant for families, friends and traditions, great food, memories and...
Why are the holidays so hard when you are grieving?
Grief is heavy enough on its own but add the holiday season to it, and it gets even worse. Most...
The Grief of Mother’s Day
As Mother’s Day approaches, with the blooms and freshness of springtime, we usually think about...
Finding Moments of Refreshment for Your Soul in the Midst of Grief
How to Create Bright Moments in the Midst of Grief You know if you have experienced an...
The Best Gift of All When Someone is Hurting Can Be the Gift of PRESENCE
SOMETIMES we need to simply be there. Not to fix anything, or to do anything in particular, but...
Father’s Day can be tough when you don’t have your dad anymore.
My son will be missing his dad this Sunday. Is there someone that you know that may be...