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THE WEIGHT OF GRIEF 

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:June 3, 2023
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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Even though the weight of my grief is present all the time, it can feel like others around me don’t realize this, which is a difficult reality to acknowledge. I…

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Music and Grief

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 26, 2023
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief
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Music can be an important part of our grief journey. Music and singing have been central to my being since I can remember. My sister and I grew up singing…

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Birthday Time…Again

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:August 17, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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“Today, is your birthday and I should be posting a new selfie with you, but I can’t.  I should be fixing your favorite supper and dessert, but I can’t.  I…

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SUICIDE—An Interview

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:July 13, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss By Suicide
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I cannot begin to understand what you are going through, if the person you love died by suicide. I am not trained in the mental health field, so my words…

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Grief’s Impact on Relationships

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 14, 2022
  • 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 few things more damaging to a relationship than the death of someone very close to us. Our brains literally go into shock, causing a physical shift that we…

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Mother’s/Father’s Day…The Bereaved’s View

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 6, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Parent
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Any holiday can be tough, after someone we love has died. We are left with remnants of bygone memories and traditions—some worth recalling, others not so much!  Of particular difficulty can…

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The Lesson from Job’s Friends

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:May 1, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child
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I’ve been slowly reading and studying the book of JOB in the Bible, and pulling the possible lessons we can glean from Job’s friends, into the light. I’ve joked with…

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LAND—A Movie Review

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:April 15, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Spouse
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Would I call LAND, starring and directed by Robin Wright, a movie about grief?  Well, yes and no.  LAND is a cinematic masterpiece, filmed in Canada, but the story is set…

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Do The Right Thing

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:April 2, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief
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When someone in our life is going through a crisis or trial, we WANT to do the right thing—we want to be that beacon of light, and to help in…

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Not Just That Singular Moment

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:March 30, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief
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The tragic singular moment we find out they have died is only just the beginning of grief. Many want to force us through the process, and mistakenly assume the hardest…

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