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Survivor?

Post author:Don Grignon
Post published:May 15, 2019
Post category:About Grief Healing Loss of a Child
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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…

6 Reasons Losing a Child Can Put Your Marriage at Risk

Post author:Lisa Schardein
Post published:April 10, 2019
Post category:About Grief
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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…

Just a Day at the Gym or so I Thought…

Post author:Karen Buchanan
Post published:March 26, 2019
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss By Suicide Loss of a Child Loss of a Friend Loss of a Parent Loss of a Spouse
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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,…

Prayer Shawl

Post author:Karen Buchanan
Post published:March 20, 2019
Post category:Healing Healing Through Faith How to Help Someone in Grief
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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…

Find A Plane Please!

Post author:Karen Buchanan
Post published:March 13, 2019
Post category:Loss By Suicide Loss of a Child Loss of a Parent
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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…

It Doesn’t Grow On Trees

Post author:Karen Buchanan
Post published:March 8, 2019
Post category:Loss of a Spouse
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“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…

Advice & Mentoring

Post author:Beth Murphy
Post published:March 5, 2019
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief
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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…

Floating Clouds….(Brain fog)

Post author:Karen Buchanan
Post published:February 1, 2019
Post category:About Grief
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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…

How to Deal with Anger When You’ve Lost a Loved One

Post author:Lisa Schardein
Post published:January 26, 2019
Post category:About Grief
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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…

Leave It At The Front Door

Post author:Lisa Schardein
Post published:January 19, 2019
Post category:About Grief How to Help Someone in Grief Loss By Suicide Loss of a Child Loss of a Friend Loss of a Parent Loss of a Spouse
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A recent meeting with a client reminded me of the enormous support our family received after Ben passed away. There was so much food and some amazingly thoughtful gifts like…