Relationships
There is no way that two people have the exact same relationship with a third. This is evident when people grieve the death of child or another loved one. A…
There is no way that two people have the exact same relationship with a third. This is evident when people grieve the death of child or another loved one. A…
The master of ceremonies at the banquet for fallen heroes repeated his request for the third time for survivors to: “please stand up.” Finally, I reluctantly stood. It had been…
Losing a child is so difficult that it often puts a married couple at a risk for divorce. There are several reasons for this: 1) The grief is so intense…
Recently I went to the gym to do my typical workout routine. I had a lot on my mind with work, family, grocery list etc…. But something made me stop,…
I am often asked, “What brought you comfort in the early days?” The same memory usually pops in my mind that I like to share. It was about a week…
How do I tell my children that their father took his life? How will I find the words? These questions kept rolling through my mind over and over.. Praying again…
“I am a widow now.” I kept telling myself. What do I do next? It began to set in that I am now responsible for everything. All the decisions are…
I began working at First Hour Grief Response several months ago and am learning so much about grief and its’ many faces. It is impossible to describe it unless you’ve…
I was staring at a computer screen that I had seen many times before. My mind went “blank". A person was sitting across from me waiting to share her information…
Anger is often a natural response to grief. It could be that your loss was unexpected and you didn’t get to say goodbye. Perhaps there is some unfinished business that…