"Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends"

Support System Superlatives: A Journaling Exercise

You've probably heard this phrase a few hundred times since your loved one's death... Let me know if there's anything…
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Wedding Dress Shopping Without Mom

My sisters and I have been helping my youngest sister, Beth, pick out her wedding dress (yay!) via Facebook (booo!).…
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Grief Makes You Feel Like You're Going Crazy

I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you; grief makes you feel like you're going crazy. In the beginning,…
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thoreau quote: "Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh."

Love Your Regret

Please don't tell me you don't have any regrets...please...I beg of you.  Normal people have regrets; it doesn't make you…
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Comparing Grief: A Useless Endeavor

I was struck by something WYG guest blogger, Nick Frye, said in his article Self-care in Grief: The Myth of…
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self-care and the myth of keeping busy

Self-Care in Grief: The Myth of Keeping Busy

I am very excited to introduce today's guest author, Nick Frye.  I've known Nick since my 'Tests and Assessments' course…
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found poem:I think of you and I'm haunted So often feel little and vulnerable I would change fate for one more embrace Another eternity

Beautiful Pain: Found Poems and Creative Healing

Show of hands, who's heard of 'found poems'?   Ahhh I see some of you aren't acquainted.  Here's a simple…
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girl in snow; impact of death on life

The Impact of Death on Life

I guess I'm probably one of the lucky ones.  I was a complete stranger to tragedy well into my twenties.…
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grief photography self portrait

Grief Self-Portraits: Expressing Emotion Through Art

I don’t particularly enjoy talking about my feelings, not unless there’s a punch line involved. I am happy to express…
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