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Movie Review: The Starling

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:October 22, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Loss of a Child
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I accidentally stumbled upon a new movie on Netflix this week.  I had high hopes that The Starling would deliver much needed, easily accessible insight on the subject of child loss, given the cast…

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The Regular Good Cry

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:October 14, 2021
  • 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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There are times when I have to hurt.   I MUST succumb to a good cry.  It can’t be helped.   No matter how valiant and strong I want to be, some…

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Poem: Web of Sorrow

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:October 6, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing Through Faith/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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There is still part of me that just doesn’t believe it’s possible.  How can my dear one be gone?  How can a person so full of life, warmth, and possibility,…

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It’s Up to You

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 28, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child
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When someone we love passes away, the timeline of our lives is split into two distinct areas:   BEFORE and AFTER.  I have experienced the loss of grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts…

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Designed to Mend

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:September 7, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss By Suicide/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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When I was newly married, just 21 years old, I was involved in a single car accident that left me pretty banged up and with a concussion. It was New…

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The Death of Dreams

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:August 29, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/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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One of the most harsh realities we might come to when someone we love dies, is understanding that what we hoped and planned for the future is gone, too!  We lose…

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It Was Just A Magazine

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:August 21, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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Just when you think you may be moving forward a bit… Just when gazing at their picture doesn’t cause a swell of sadness and tears, but a soft smile may…

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Am I A Helicopter Parent?

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:August 13, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child
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I had not heard the term “helicopter parent” until a few years ago, when a friend commented that I was beginning to behave like one!  Common sense told me all I…

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Goals & Grief

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:August 2, 2021
  • 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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There are so many things that change in our lives when we are new to this grief journey.  Very few of those seem positive, and we long for who we were,…

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Come To Our Senses

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:July 23, 2021
  • 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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Most of us have been given five senses with which to use on a daily basis. At times, they can be the foundation of triggers that may be pleasant, or…

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