Balancing Selflessness and Self-Care in Grief

Balancing Selflessness and Self-Care in Grief

Are you the family member everyone looks to when times get tough?  Are you who your friends call when they need a…
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Two Rainbows

by Wendy Ward These double rainbows appeared for me yesterday, they warmed my soul and made me smile. One for…
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"Maybe, Someday": Staying Open to Possibility

It's disgusting out today. Yesterday I sat at my window and watched charming white snowflakes fall gently from the sky...…
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Grieving the Death of a Spouse or Significant Other

Death, regardless of the details, is capable of devastating those it leaves behind.  Brother, sister, son, daughter, mother, or father…
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The Truth about Posttraumatic Growth After Loss

Litsa and I have long had a bee in our bonnet over the rhetoric around grief self-help.  Not all grief…
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Growth from Grief

by Monica  We feel gratitude when these little hints pop up in everyday life causing us to take note. I…
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Grief After Traumatic Loss

Recently a reader emailed us and asked if we'd write a post about grieving a violent death. She'd been looking…
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Grief Self-Portraits

Alright, we'll admit it, we have been abysmal at updating this site on a regular basis. Abysmal! I'm embarrassed because…
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Ongoing Relationships With Those who Have Died

I cling to scraps of my mother.  I'll take anything I can get. I’ve extracted all that I can from my…
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