Life is full of ups and downs, and sometimes there is a feeling or thought as if I am never going to get through this crisis or trauma. In the midst of despair your body remembers what past...
Family Story: Create and Share
Telling a family story of loss can help a family create a healing story. I will focus on suicide loss at the moment but this article could apply to other losses as well. How to create a story and why...
MAiD — Medical Assistance in Dying
I want to share some information that I had not completely pulled together in my mind until watching a recent seminar. The video included with this seminar is called “Her Last Project.”
After watching the...
Suicide Concepts & Terminology
When suicide touches close to home or you are in a position to help someone who is contemplating suicide, understanding a few terms and concepts will benefit you.
Committed suicide:
- It is common to say “you commit a robbery” or “commit a...
Suicide Facts and Introduction
Suicide has been a part of life for many years. History books, newspapers, and now social media sites all talk about suicide. Suicide touches people in all areas of life. No social, economical, sexual, educational or age boundaries exist when...
Reframing the Loss Experience can Help: What’s in Your Back Pack?
After a loss occurs many individuals view the experience one way and from that perspective the individual creates the context of how the grieving process “should” be. The key word here is “should”. Who puts the emphasis on “SHOULD”?
Does the...
Families & Veterans: How Grief and Loss Continue After War
Recently I spoke with a family member who is affected by the traumatic experiences of an individual/veteran who was in the army and active in war. She shared numerous examples of how life is a series of losses for the...
Believe and Dream the Dream
How often have you said in your mind, “Sometimes, the journey of life seems too hard to travel”. Me too. I don’t let the thoughts or words be the end of things, I pull up my socks and take a...
Pre-planning your Will from a Grief Perspective
Have you sat down and thought about what your wishes are for when you die? What about your will? Did you just take a long pause to think? Perhaps, you have already put plans into place. If this is the case, I...
Relationship Choices and Change…I Did Not Want!
Stop and think about this for a moment; something drastic happens that causes a relationship to end and it was not your choice.
Initially grief symptoms can set in with all their vengeance, feeling as...