Have you ever taken the time to analyze the events in your life and then wonder how you made it through the tough times? Sometimes, the tough times include grief and loss. There are inevitably, small wonders in...
Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief
When looking at the statistics for abortions, or perhaps when trying to figure out how many abortions are performed a year it is very difficult to determine. Depending on where you search even with the internet; there is no true...
Disenfranchised Grief…Unspoken
Disenfranchised grief is a component of grief that is not shared with others for a variety of reasons. An individual may not feel they are worthy of sharing their grief with others. Perhaps society in general does not want to...
Hoarding & Grief Continued
A previous blog talked about hoarding and grief being related along with the fact hoarding affects more than the hoarder. What do you think is behind the reason why some individuals become hoarders in the first place? Delving further into...
Hoarding & Grief
Hoarding is more prominent with the presence of TV shows depicting individuals of all walks of life involved in this. By looking deeper into this situation, you will understand how emotional losses and, in some cases, trauma go hand in...
“Golden Rules for Living” Creating Memories as you Re-remember
I was getting ready to relocate my office space and came across the following news article I had saved from many years ago. The article was addressed to “Dear Gram”. Is there anything you can relate to here...
Looking Back to Get the Courage to Move Forward
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...
Is Grief a Mental Illness or Part of Life?
There was a lot of controversy over how grief and depression are lumped together in the May 2013 DSM-5 book; that is the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” used by psychiatrists and other professionals.
Parents Estranged from Adult Children
Over the years the topic of parents being estranged from their adult children has come up during conversations with clients, friends and family. Recently a friend mentioned a book she came across called “Done with The Crying”...
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...