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All The Feelings

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:February 21, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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If there is one thing I have learned so far on this journey, it is that grief is fluid. What I mean is that my feelings can range from deciding…

Grief upon Grief

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:February 1, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Through Faith How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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Today, I just can’t... It’s one of those days where it all culminates and puts me into an almost paralyzed state. Compounded grief—ever heard of it? The definition of…

How Are You? – The Impossible Question

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:January 18, 2021
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“How are you?” I never know how to answer that question anymore. It can seem like a very silly and careless question, when you are going through grief. Do you…

Letting Others In

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:January 15, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Healing Through Faith How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child Loss of a Parent
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I love to read. I thank my dear mother, who passed away in 2008, for instilling that adoration in me. She would go to the library and check out at…

Calm Down, Move On, Get Over It?

Post author:Debbie Brodfuehrer
Post published:September 19, 2020
Post category:About Grief How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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Unexpectedly losing a loved one is hard to understand if you haven’t been through it yourself. It’s hard to describe but I’ll try using a scene from Jaws. I was…

Dating After Death: Part One

Post author:Debbie Brodfuehrer
Post published:June 10, 2020
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Spouse
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After years of suffering my spouse, my partner, my love finally died. My heart was shattered. I hardly knew where to look to start picking up the broken parts. I…

Honor Your Loved One During COVID-19

Post author:Lisa Schardein
Post published:April 13, 2020
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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Burying a loved one is hard enough and now we cannot celebrate their life with family and friends? I remember the day that my son, Ben, passed away. We had…

He’s Here!

Post author:Karen Buchanan
Post published:July 22, 2019
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss By Suicide Loss of a Spouse
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July 2, 2019 changed my world! One of the richest gifts was bestowed on this mom! My first biological grandchild entered the world! My grandson, Tate, was born to my…

Who Will Be Next?

Post author:Lisa Schardein
Post published:July 16, 2019
Post category:About Grief How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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I didn’t know much about grief when my son, Ben, passed away. I certainly have learned a lot over the past eight years. Something I didn’t expect from our loss…

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,…